feme covert

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noun,plural femes covert.Law.
  1. a married woman.

Origin of feme covert

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1520–30; <Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman

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feme covert

noun
  1. law a married woman

Origin of feme covert

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C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage

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