jointure
n. 寡妇所得遗产；（丈夫生前指定的）由妻子继承的遗产；连接
vt. 给……指定寡妇授予产
例句
O brother Montague, give me thy hand: This is my daughter's jointure , for no more can I demand.
凯普勒特蒙泰戈兄，把您的手给我；这是给我女儿的聘礼，因为我不能要求更多。
CAPULET o brother Montague, give me thy hand: This is my daughter's jointure, for no more can I demand.
The obligation to return the dowry and to pay the jointure (ketubah) served as a good security against divorce on insufficient grounds.
归还陪嫁和支付给妻子应继承的遗产的义务，对理由不充足的离婚起了很好的担保作用。
