cov·er·ture /ˈkʌvəˌtjʊə(r)/ n. | phr. n. 1. 覆盖物；掩蔽物 2. 掩蔽处；隐藏处；庇护所 3. 庇护；掩饰 4. 【律】(受丈夫保护的)已婚妇女的法律身份(或状态) If a freeman should marry a bondwoman, she would also be free during the coverture. 假如一个自由男子娶一个女奴为妻，她婚后也成了自由人。 [OFr < covert covered + -URE]
phr. under coverture受丈夫保护；有丈夫 She died under coverture. 她死在她丈夫之前。