Meaning of jointress | Babel Free
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪntɹɪs/Definitions
A widow who has a jointure; a dowager.
Examples
“Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, now our Queen, Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this warlike State, Haue we, as ’twere, with a defeated ioy, With one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, With mirth in Funerall, and with Dirge in Marriage, In equall Scale weighing Delight and Dole Taken to Wife […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.