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Taxonomy vs Jointure - What's the difference?

taxonomy | jointure |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and jointure

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while jointure is (obsolete) a joining; a joint.

As a verb jointure is

to settle a jointure upon.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    jointure

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A joining; a joint.
  • (legal) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy after her husband's death, for her own life at least, in satisfaction of dower.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The jointure that your king must make, / Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised.
  • *1633 , John Donne,
  • *:Beasts do no jointures lose
  • *:Though they new lovers choose;
  • *:But we are made worse than those.

    • Verb

    (jointur)
  • To settle a jointure upon.

    • Related terms

    * juncture

    References

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