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View synonyms for feme covert
feme covert
[ kuhv-ert ]
noun
, Law.
, plural femes covert.
- a married woman.
feme covert
noun
- law a married woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feme covert1
1520–30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feme covert1
C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage
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Example Sentences
Money given to a feme covert for her maintenance, because her husband is an unthrift.
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