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feme cov·ert | \ femˈkəvərt, fēm-, -kōv- \
variants:
or less commonly femme couverte \ ˌfemküˈve(ə)rt \
plural femes covert also femmes couvertes\ -mz(ˈ)k- \
Definition of feme covert
law
: a married woman
—distinguished from feme sole
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