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View synonyms for feme covert

feme covert

[ kuhv-ert ]

noun

, Law.
, plural femes covert.
  1. a married woman.

feme covert

noun

  1. law a married woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feme covert1

1520–30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
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Word History and Origins

Origin of feme covert1

C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage
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Example Sentences

Money given to a feme covert for her maintenance, because her husband is an unthrift.

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