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discoverture

American

[dis-kuhv-er-cher] / dɪsˈkʌv ər tʃər /

noun

Law.

the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.

Etymology

Origin of discoverture

First recorded in 1810–20; discovert + -ure

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