discovert

[ dis-kuhv-ert ]

adjectiveLaw.
  1. (of a woman) not covert; not under the protection of a husband.

Origin of discovert

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French discoverte, descoverte (feminine adj.). See dis-1, covert

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discovert

/ (dɪsˈkʌvət) /


adjective
  1. law (of a woman) not under the protection of a husband; being a widow, spinster, or divorcée

Origin of discovert

1
C14: from Old French descovert, past participle of descouvrir to discover

Derived forms of discovert

  • discoverture, noun

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