Answer: jointure

AnswerCrossword Clue
JOINTUREWidow's portion.
JOINTUREAct of uniting
jointureto set aside property for inheritance
jointureproperty given to a woman upon marriage, to be owned by her after her husband's death.
jointureAn estate settled on a wife for the period during which she survives her husband, in lien of a dower