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noun, plural femes covert. Law.
a married woman.
Origin:
1520–30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
1520–30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
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Feme covert
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| feme covert | |
| —n | |
| law a married woman | |
| [C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage] | |
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feme covert
"married woman" (legalese), c.1600, from Fr., from O.Fr. feme coverte, second element fem. of covert "covered." Contrasted to feme sole.
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