coverture Hear it!

coverture definition

cov·er·ture (kuv′ər c̸hər)

noun

  1. a covering
  2. a refuge
  3. a concealment or disguise
  4. Law the status of a married woman

Etymology: OFr < LL *coopertura < L: see cover

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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