coverture
a cover or covering; shelter; concealment.
Law. the status of a married woman considered as under the protection and authority of her husband.
Origin of coverture
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How to use coverture in a sentence
Leaving the bilious and mathematical exactitude, the preposterous peace of that backwater, he thought suddenly: 'During coverture!
The Forsyte Saga, Volume III. | John GalsworthyOne cannot get over the fact that a wife during coverture had practically no legal status at all.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-DaviesSholto felt nervously for his sword and cleared it instinctively of the coverture in which he was wrapped.
The Black Douglas | S. R. CrockettA woman needed protection, or as the law of England has it, coverture.
Judges and Ruth | Robert A. WatsonThe counterpane, or "coverture de parade," was of the curtain material.
Furnishing the Home of Good Taste | Lucy Abbot Throop
British Dictionary definitions for coverture
/ (ˈkʌvətʃə) /
law the condition or status of a married woman considered as being under the protection and influence of her husband
rare shelter, concealment, or disguise
Origin of coverture
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