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jointuress

jointuress noun: a woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.

Noun

jointuress (plural jointuresses)

  1. A woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.

Forms of jointuress

pluraljointuresses

Origin of jointuress

From jointure + -ess.

Questions about jointuress

What does jointuress mean?
Jointuress means a woman to whom an estate is bequeathed via jointure.
What part of speech is jointuress?
Jointuress is a noun.
What is the plural of jointuress?
The plural of jointuress is jointuresses.

Words near jointuress in the dictionary

  1. joints
  2. jointure
  3. jointured
  4. jointureless
  5. jointures
  6. jointuress
  7. jointuresses
  8. jointuring
  9. jointvetch
  10. jointvetches
  11. jointweed

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