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Meaning of feme covert | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
fɛmˈkʌvət

Definitions

A married woman.

historical

Equivalents

Examples

“[…]—you, Diana Vernon, spinstress, not being a femme covert; and being a convict popish recusant, are bound to repair to your own dwelling, and that by the nearest way, under penalty of being held felon to the king—[…]”
“A deed of a feme covert, to be valid, must be executed by the husband also.”
Connecticut courts failed to recognize feme couvert property rights until 1723, when the legislature finally passed an act significantly reforming the law on conveyancing.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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