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单词 feme covert
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Definition of feme covert in English:

feme covert

noun fiːm ˈkʌvətˈfem ˈkəvərt
Law historical
  • A married woman.

    〔律〕〈史〉已婚女子,有夫之妇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, a London custom from the Middle Ages let women trade as individuals, converting the wife of a freeman ‘from the servile status of feme covert into feme sole merchant’ with the legal rights of an independent trader.
    • Yet legal terms and procedures were also expected to respect a married woman's special status as a feme covert, a covered woman.
    • It would not be advisable to select a feme covert as trustee.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Anglo-Norman French, literally 'a woman covered (i.e. protected by marriage)'.

Definition of feme covert in US English:

feme covert

nounˈfem ˈkəvərt
Law historical
  • A married woman.

    〔律〕〈史〉已婚女子,有夫之妇

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Yet legal terms and procedures were also expected to respect a married woman's special status as a feme covert, a covered woman.
    • However, a London custom from the Middle Ages let women trade as individuals, converting the wife of a freeman ‘from the servile status of feme covert into feme sole merchant’ with the legal rights of an independent trader.
    • It would not be advisable to select a feme covert as trustee.

Origin

Early 16th century: from Anglo-Norman French, literally ‘a woman covered (i.e. protected by marriage)’.

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