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)’.

单词	feme covert
释义	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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