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What does jointure mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word jointure? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A joining; a joint.
  2. (law) 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. (transitive) To settle a jointure upon.
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