What does coverture mean?
Coverture means Concealing cover, disguise, veil; also figurative.
Coverture
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
Concealing cover, disguise, veil; also figurative.
Definitions by Sense
- Concealing cover, disguise, veil; also figurative
- (law, historical) A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection.
- Alternative spelling of couverture.
- Shelter, hiding place.
Example Sentences
Note that voting by widows did not raise some of the concerns that might have arisen from voting by wives subject to common-law coverture servitude to their husbands.
URSULA. The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait: So angle we for Beatrice; who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture.
Synonyms for coverture
Antonyms for coverture
Related Words
Word Forms
- covertures
- couverture
Usage Notes
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Note that voting by widows did not raise some of the concerns that might have arisen from voting by wives subject to common-law coverture servitude to their husbands.
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