SINCE 1828
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- \
Definition of feme covert
law
: a married woman
—distinguished from feme sole
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