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feme covert

[ kuhv-ert ]
/ ˈkʌv ərt /
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noun, plural femes covert. Law.

a married woman.

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

Nearby words

  1. female rhyme,
  2. female suffrage,
  3. female-to-male,
  4. femaleness,
  5. feme,
  6. feme sole,
  7. feme-sole trader,
  8. femic,
  9. femicide,
  10. feminacy

Origin of feme covert

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

feme covert

n.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper