Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
feme covert (which see, underfeme ).
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Examples
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She is, therefore, called in our Law-French a femme-covert, is said to be covert-baron, or under the protection and influence of her husband, her baron or lord.
Woman's Half-Century of Evolution Susan Brownell 1902
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Law-French a _feme-covert_, is said to be _covert-baron_, or under the protection and influence of her husband, her baron, or lord; and her condition during her marriage is called her _coverture_.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Matilda Joslyn Gage 1863
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