feme covert

noun

feme cov·​ert

femˈkəvərt,

fēm-,

-kōv-

variants or less commonly femme couverte

ˌfemküˈve(ə)rt

plural femes covert also femmes couvertes

-mz(ˈ)k-

law

: a married woman

—distinguished from feme sole

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French

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