Quotes About Jointure

Mrs. Jennings was a widow with an ample jointure. She had only two daughters, both of whom she had lived to see respectably married, and she had now therefore nothing to do but to marry all the rest of the world.

I'll find a cottage in the country, where she and I will live off the income from my jointure." Turning from the fireplace, Devon gave her a narrow-eyed glance. "How do I fit into your future plans?" A hostile silence followed. "I really don't think I should be here," West said to the ceiling.