feme covert
[ kuhv-ert ]
noun,plural femes covert.Law.
a married woman.
Origin of feme covert
11520–30; <Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
Words Nearby feme covert
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How to use feme covert in a sentence
Money given to a feme covert for her maintenance, because her husband is an unthrift.
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British Dictionary definitions for feme covert
feme covert
noun
law a married woman
Origin of feme covert
1C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage
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