feme-sole trader

[ fem-sohl ]

/ ˈfɛmˈsoʊl /

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noun Law.

a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband.

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Also called feme-sole merchant.

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How to use feme-sole trader in a sentence

Jourdan Dunn is the first sole black woman to feature on a British ‘Vogue’ cover in 12 years.
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It stands for the proposition that the biological basis of procreation should also be the sole organizing principle of society.
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No wonder criminal-justice reform is no longer the sole concern of balladeers and bleeding hearts.
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Well, so much for Obama being the sole culprit for why we think America is on the wrong track.
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A moment ago the drawing-room had seemed empty; Mrs. Luke, in her sole person, filled and illuminated it.
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"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
There was a time when Aristide Pujol, in sole charge of an automobile, went gaily scuttering over the roads of France.
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It is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole inducement to many of those sitting there.
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I have never known a trader in philanthropy who was not wrong in his head or heart somewhere or other.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
It was well that Monsieur de Biancourt was wiser than many of his crew, whose sole cry was to kill them all.
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