coverture
coverture
Definition
cov·er·ture (kuv′ər c̸hər)
noun
- a covering
- a refuge
- a concealment or disguise
- Law the status of a married woman
Etymology: OFr < LL *coopertura < L: see cover
coverture
Law Definition
n
Under the common law, the
legal condition of a woman, whereby her legal existence was largely submerged
into that of her husband so that he had almost unlimited control over her
personal and real property and she could not enter into a legally binding contract
or exercise any power or right over her own property without her husbands
consent. In every state except community property states, statutes have been
enacted that have effectively abolished coverture by giving wives almost
unlimited control over their personal and real property free of their husbands
authority, claims, or interests.
Browse dictionary entries near coverture
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