feme covert

[ kuhv-ert ]

noun

, Law.

, plural femes covert.

1. a married woman.

feme covert

noun

1. law a married woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of feme covert¹

1520–30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman

Word History and Origins

Origin of feme covert¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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