Found 1 items, similar to Coverture.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Coverture Coverture \Cov"er*ture\ (k?v"?r-t?r; 135), n. [OF. coverture,F.couverture.] 1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding. [1913 Webster] Protected by walls or other like coverture. --Woodward. [1913 Webster] Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]