jointure
/ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/noun, verb
jointure is spelled J-O-I-N-T-U-R-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jointure means “An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jointure is jointures.
How many letters and syllables are in jointure?
| Letters | 8: J-O-I-N-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jointure?
Jointure appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jointure?
- /ˈdʒɔɪn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jointure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jointure
- jointures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- jointuring participle, present
- jointured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jointure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA joining; a joint.
- 2
An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
verb
- 1
To settle a jointure upon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jointure come from?
Inherited from Middle English joynture, from Old French jointure, from Latin iūnctūra. Doublet of juncture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).