Jointure in a sentence as a noun

For pieces to be truly independent and exchangeable it seems to me it has to happen on more technical jointures rather than functional ones.

Jointure definitions

noun

(law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower

noun

the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"

See also: union unification uniting conjugation