Jointress

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A woman who has a jointure; a dowager.
  • noun. A woman who joins with another person in rule or possession.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A woman who has a jointure.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A widow who has a jointure
  • Word Usage
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