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dis·cov·ert
/
dɪsˈkʌv
ərt
/
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dis-
kuhv
-ert
]
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adjective
Law.
(of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
<
Anglo-French
discoverte, descoverte
(feminine adj.). See
dis-
1
,
covert
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discovert
(dɪsˈkʌvət)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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