Definition of Coverture
Cov´er`ture
Pronunciation:
k?v´?r-t?r; 135
n.
1.
Covering
;
shelter
;
defense
;
hiding
.
Protected
by
walls
or
other
like
coverture
.
- Woodward.
Beatrice
,
who
even
now
Is
couched
in
the
woodbine
coverture
.
- Shak.
2.
(Law)
The
condition
of
a
woman
during
marriage
,
because
she
is
considered
under
the
cover
,
influence
,
power
,
and
protection
of
her
husband
,
and
therefore
called
a
feme
covert
,
or
femme
couverte
.
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