feme covert

[kuhv-ert]

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noun, plural femes covert. Law.

a married woman.

Origin of feme covert

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

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Related Words for feme covert

consort, helpmate, husband, mate, partner, rib, spouse, wife, espoused, helpmeet

British Dictionary definitions for feme covert

feme covert

noun

law a married woman

Word Origin for feme covert

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

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Word Origin and History for feme covert

"married woman" (legalese), c.1600, French, from Old French feme coverte, second element fem. of covert "covered." Contrasted to feme sole.