disc-overture

dis·cov·er·ture

[dis-kuhv-er-cher]
noun Law.
the state of being discovert; freedom from coverture.

Origin:
1810–20; discovert + -ure

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discovert (dɪsˈkʌvət) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
law (of a woman) not under the protection of a husband; being a widow, spinster, or divorcée
 
[C14: from Old French descovert, past participle of descouvrir to discover]
 
dis'coverture
 
n

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