(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To settle a jointure upon.
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Juncture
Definition:
(n.) A joining; a union; an alliance.
(n.) The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
(n.) A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
Example Sentences:
(1) The area of juncture of the ventral and dorsal divisions of the equine large colon was characterized, in 13 chronic unanesthetized animals and in 25 in vitro preparations, as an area of resistance to aboral flow.
(2) Melanocytes are cells of neural crest origin residing at the dermal-epidermal juncture.
(3) The in vitro breaking force of a braided nylon looped-suture tendon juncture designed to decrease tying time was compared with the breaking force of the modified Kessler and Bunnell techniques.
(4) The Farage adviser said he looked back on many people within Ukip as “a bunch of rag-tag, unprofessional, embarrassing people who let Nigel down at every juncture.” He told the Guardian: “Someone needs to go in there with a big stick.
(5) At such a juncture a writer can inject their own imagination to isolate them from the real world or maybe they can exaggerate the situation – making sure it is bold, vivid and has the signature of our real world.
(6) A technique is described to protect a tendon juncture on the back of the hand following tendon disruption.
(7) "I ask for a vote of confidence because we are at a critical juncture," said Papandreou in a speech opening a marathon parliamentary debate which will culminate with the crucial vote on Tuesday.
(8) It’s best not to think at what junctures his advice to “choose a partner, trust your instincts; the next generation will be your legacy” might unexpectedly and unwelcomely spring to mind, but I hope he looks away if there are happy hour shots involved.
(9) At this juncture, it appears that both of these phenomena might occur only in cells of neural origin.
(10) Our work shows that the morphological modifications of the vitreoretinal juncture during the aging process vary following location.
(11) At this perilous juncture, there's not much to be gained from saying that monetary union was always a daft idea.
(12) • A longer version of this essay will appear in the forthcoming issue of Juncture, the journal of the IPPR
(13) The intraoperative phase was found to be the most dangerous juncture for the development of thrombi, with 36 per cent of all thrombi emerging on the day of surgery and another 22 per cent on the first and second postoperative days.
(14) It is painted all in black, save for three steel roller shutters that each represent a juncture of White's life: one is yellow, a nod to the livery of the upholstery business he started when he was 21; the second is red, the signature colour of his blues-rock band, the White Stripes; the last is blue, the colour he has latterly adopted for his solo career.
(15) Sangin assault is sign of Taliban confidence and warning to Kabul Read more Sangin has for years been the scene of fierce fighting between the Taliban and Nato forces, and and sits at the juncture in the biggest poppy-growing region in the world.
(16) "We have now reached a critical juncture at these negotiations," Clinton told a press conference.
(17) Were the US and Europe to lead such an effort at this crucial juncture, Hezbollah would find itself facing a vastly more complicated spider web of domestic, regional and international constraints than it already does when it comes to its desire and ability to exercise violence – an outcome that would undoubtedly be welcomed by a great number of citizens, both here and beyond.
(18) At this juncture I received a tremendous outpouring of sympathy from my British friends.
(19) Juncture with abundant connective tissue rich in small-cell infiltrates was noted in intestinal anastomoses between outbreds, followed by dehiscence or incomplte junction.
(20) Rapid emptying of the peritoneal cavity permitted two laparoscopies, which revealed the tumoral origin of the ascites in two cases, and one laparotomy for porto-caval shunt in bleeding esophageal varices at the earliest possible juncture.