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Meaning of 'coverture' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Coverture [ n.]
- Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
- 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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