Juncture

·noun A joining; a union; an Alliance.

II. Juncture ·noun The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.

III. Juncture ·noun A point of time; ·esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an Exigency.