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adj
Covert, under coverture; married.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: law
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noun
The protection of a husband; a married state, the condition of a feme covert or (loosely) any married person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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History
From Anglo-Norman couverte baroun, alteration of earlier coverte de baron (“covered by a husband”).
