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A woman who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survive him. Co. Litt. 46. … [Read more...] about JOINTRESS OR JOINTURESS

In Spanish law. The privilege of a public officer to be retired, on account of infirmity or disability, retaining the rank and pay of his office (or part of the same) after twenty years of public service, and on reaching the age of fifty. … [Read more...] about JUBILACION

A woman who has an estate settled on her by her husband, to hold during her life, if she survive him. Co. Litt 46. … [Read more...] about JOINTRESS, JOINTURESS

Latin: A Jew. … [Read more...] about JUDAEUS, JUDEUS

A freehold estate in lands or tenements secured to the wife, and to take effect on the decease of the husband, and to continue during her life at the least, unless she be herself the cause of its determination. Vance v. Vance, 21 Me 869. A competent livelihood of freehold for the wife of lands and tenements to take effect presently in possession or profit, after the decease of … [Read more...] about JOINTURE