feme covert
[ kuhv-ert ]
/ ˈkʌv ərt /
noun, plural femes covert. Law.
a married woman.
Origin of feme covert
1520–30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
Words nearby feme covert
female impersonator,
female rhyme,
female suffrage,
female-to-male,
feme,
feme covert,
feme sole,
feme-sole trader,
femic,
femicide,
feminacy
British Dictionary definitions for feme covert
feme covert
noun
law
a married woman
Word Origin for feme covert
C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage