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Coverture
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Coverture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/coverture.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Coverture'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/coverture.html. 1828.
