Thesaurus / jointure
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How to use jointure in a sentence
She must have a handsome jointure; but what are your grounds?'
THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFECHARLOTTE M. YONGEA woman with a good jointure is a doosid deal easier a profession than the law, let me tell you.
A HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, VOLUME 1WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYBut now that all this great Beaufort property is at my own disposal, I must think of Kate's jointure.
NIGHT AND MORNING, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTONHer jointure was narrow, and she had only got her motor-car by the simple expedient of ordering it but not paying for it.
THE ANGEL OF PAINE. F. BENSONMrs. Hare must have her jointure house elsewhere, for we shall want the Grove for ourselves.
EAST LYNNEMRS. HENRY WOODThe dowager retired to Scotland with a large jointure and a wondrous heap of savings.
THE FITZ-BOODLE PAPERSWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYHe could see now that he should have demanded her whole income, and have allowed her little or no jointure.
MR. SCARBOROUGH'S FAMILYANTHONY TROLLOPEI know what you would say, a handsome settlement,—a well-secured jointure, and all that.
CHARLES O'MALLEY, THE IRISH DRAGOON, VOLUME 2 (OF 2)CHARLES LEVERIt grazes the lower border of the Frank's buckler, and penetrates his knee just above the jointure.
THE CARLOVINGIAN COINSEUGNE SUEIf her husband died only Dauphin, the jointure was to be 30,000 livres.
LIFE OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, VOLUME I (OF 2)HENRY GLASSFORD BELLWORDS RELATED TO JOINTURE
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