feme covert
1Feme covert — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …
2feme covert — married woman (legalese), c.1600, French, from O.Fr. feme coverte, second element fem. of covert covered. Contrasted to feme sole …
3feme covert — (Fr.) A married woman. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
4feme covert — [fem′ kuv′ərt] n. [OFr, lit., woman covered] Law a married woman …
5feme covert — feme cov·ert || ‚fɪËm‚kÊŒvÉ™(r)t (French) married woman (Law) …
6feme covert — noun /fɛmˈkʌvət/ A married woman. See Also: feme sole, feme sole merchant …
7feme covert — /fern kavart/ A married woman. Generally used in reference to the former legal disabilities of a married woman, as compared with the condition of a feme sole …
8feme covert — /fern kavart/ A married woman. Generally used in reference to the former legal disabilities of a married woman, as compared with the condition of a feme sole …
9feme covert — /kuv euhrt/, pl. femes covert. Law. a married woman. [1520 30; < AF: covered (protected) woman] * * * …
10feme-covert — n.; (also femme covert) [Fr.] Married women …