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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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Origin of feme covert
1520–30; <Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
Words nearby feme covert
female rhyme, female suffrage, female-to-male, Femara, feme, feme covert, feme sole, feme-sole trader, femic, femicide, feminacy
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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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