2. (Law) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after
husband's decease, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
The jointure that your king must make, Which with her dowry shall
be counterpoised.
Shak.
Join"ture (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Jointuring.] To settle a jointure upon.
Join"ture*less, a. Having no jointure.
Join"tur*ess, n. See Jointress. Bouvier.
Joint"weed` (?), n. (Bot.) A slender, nearly leafless, American herb
(Polygonum articulatum), with jointed spikes of small flowers.
Joint"worm` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly
(Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks
of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of
America it does great damage to the crop.
Joist (joist), n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. gîte, fr. gesir to lie, F.
gésir. See Gist.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or
nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring
strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position
or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist,
etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a.
Joist, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Joisting.] To fit
or furnish with joists. Johnson.