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| 1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Coverture \Cov"er*ture\ (k?v"?r-t?r; 135), n. [OF.
coverture,F.couverture.]
1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
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Protected by walls or other like coverture.
--Woodward.
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Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
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2. (Law) 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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