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jointuring

jointuring is the present participle and gerund of jointure.

Meaning of jointure

Verb

jointure (third-person singular simple present jointures, present participle jointuring, simple past and past participle jointured)

  1. (transitive) To settle a jointure upon.
    • He never ſo much as ask’d me about my Fortune, or Eſtate; but aſſur'd me that vvhen vve came to Dublin he vvould Joynture me in 600l. a Year good Land; and that he vvould enter into a Deed of Settlement, or Contract here, for the Performance of it.1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edling, […], published 1722, →OCLC, page...

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Questions about jointuring

What is jointuring the present participle and gerund of?
Jointuring is the present participle and gerund of jointure.

Words near jointuring in the dictionary

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

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