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discovert

American  
[dis-kuhv-ert] / dɪsˈkʌv ərt /

adjective

Law.

  1. (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.

discovert British  
/ dɪsˈkʌvət /

adjective

  1. law (of a woman) not under the protection of a husband; being a widow, spinster, or divorcée

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Other Word Forms

  • discoverture noun

Etymology

Origin of discovert

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French discoverte, descoverte (feminine adj.). See dis- 1, covert

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Rosalynde returning home from the triumph, after she waxed solitary, love presented her with the idea of Rosader's perfection, and taking her at discovert struck her so deep, as she felt herself grow passing passionate.

From Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy by Baldwin, Edward Chauncey

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