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Meaning of "feme covert" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FEME COVERT

From Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FEME COVERT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEME COVERT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Feme covert is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FEME COVERT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coverture

Coverture was a legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage, a woman's legal rights and obligations were subsumed by those of her husband, in accordance with the wife's legal status of feme covert. An unmarried woman, a feme sole, had the right to own property and make contracts in her own name. Coverture was enshrined in the common law of England for several centuries and throughout most of the 19th century, influencing some other common-law jurisdictions. According to Arianne Chernock, coverture did not apply in Scotland, but whether it applied in Wales is unclear. After the rise of feminism in the mid-19th century, coverture came under increasing criticism as oppressive towards women, hindering them from exercising ordinary property rights and entering professions. Coverture was first substantially modified by late 19th century Married Women's Property Acts passed in various common-law legal jurisdictions,and was weakened and eventually eliminated by subsequent reforms. Certain aspects of coverture survived as late as the 1960s in some states of the United States.

Definition of feme covert in the English dictionary

The definition of feme covert in the dictionary is a married woman.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEME COVERT

femal
female
female circumcision
female condom
female impersonator
female suffrage
female thread
femaleness
femality
feme
feme sole
femerall
femerell
Femidom
feminacy
feminal
feminality
feminazi
femineity
feminie

WORDS THAT END LIKE FEME COVERT

advert
avert
Calvert
controvert
convert
couvert
covert
discovert
divert
extrovert
introvert
invert
overt
pervert
retrovert
revert
tail covert
undercovert
vert
wing covert

Synonyms and antonyms of feme covert in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «feme covert» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FEME COVERT

Find out the translation of feme covert to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of feme covert from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «feme covert» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

FEME秘密
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feme encubierta
570 millions of speakers

English

feme covert
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुप्त स्री
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

feme سرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замужняя женщина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feme secreta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ত্রী গোপন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feme covert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rahsia rahsia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feme verdeckte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひそかFEME
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비밀 feme
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Feme covert
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đàn bà có chồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Feme இரகசியமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुदद्वारासंबंधीचा गुप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Örten gizli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

feme segreta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

feme ukryta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заміжня жінка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

feme sub acoperire
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

FEME συγκεκαλυμμένη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

getroude dame
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

feme covert
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

feme skjult
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of feme covert

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FEME COVERT»

The term «feme covert» is used very little and occupies the 186.151 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FEME COVERT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about feme covert

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEME COVERT»

Discover the use of feme covert in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to feme covert and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Baron and Feme: A Treatise of the Common Law Concerning ...
Of a Fine levied by a Feme Covert as a Feme sole, and the Operation of it. The Reason why a Feme Covert shall be barred by the Fine. The Operation of a Fine by Baron and Feme illustrated by several Cafes of Commissioners taking a Fine of ...
‎1719
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The Law of Nisi Prius: Evidence in Civil Actions, and ...
... Declaration 740-748 Parlies 740 When Husband should one alone 740 lncapacities of a feme covert whose husband has been transported 741 No contract can be made with a married woman 740 Admissions bv married women 740 Where ...
Archibald John Stephens, George Sharswood, 1844
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The Public General Acts
That in default of such appearance of any infant, feme covert, or lunatic, in his or her own person, or by bis or her guardian, committee, or attorney in that behalf, and of acceptance of such admittance as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for tie lord of  ...
Great Britain, 1827
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The Revised Statutes of the State of New-York: Passed During ...
i" conveyance, which have been executed since the passing the aforesaid f,'|',j°;,';' |']'yf" act, and which shall be hereafter executed by any feme covert living out of this colony, in conjunction with her husband, for the conveying of the real estate ...
New York (State), John Duer, Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1829
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Chitty's Collection of Statutes: With Notes Thereon Intended ...
That it shall be lawful for any feme covert, and for any infant who shall have no guarwvefh in- dian, and she and he is hereby empowered, by writing under her or his hand and seal respecg":;f'a&'°" tively, to appoint an attorney or attorneys on  ...
Joseph Chitty, William Newland Welsby, Edward Beavan, 1851
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
V. And be it enacted, That where any Lunatic, Infant, Feme Covert, or other incapacitated Person shall be interested in any Hereditaments upon which any Rent hereby authorized to be sold may be charged, or which may be subject to any ...
Great Britain, 1845
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A Compendious Abstract of the Public General Acts of the ...
v, That in default of such appearance of any infant, feme covert, or lunatic, in his or her own person, or hy his or her guardian, committee, or attorney in that hehalf, and of acceptance of such admittance as aforesaid, it shall he lawful for the lord ...
Great Britain, 1827
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A full and arranged digest of the decisions in common law, ...
A feme covert, who joined the enemy in company with her husband, previous to the passage of the act of the legislature of New Jersey relating to forfeited estates , committed no offence ; and voluntarily remaining with the enemy, after the ...
Richard Peters, United States. Supreme Court, 1860
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Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
... enacts, that where any infant or feme covert shall he entitled, by descent or surrender to the use of a will, to be admitted tenant to any copyhold lands, such infant or feme covert not having been admitted and not having paid their fines, every ...
Henry D. Barton, 1831
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The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ...
... Corporate or Collegiate, Executor, Administrator, Husband, Guardian or Committee, for or on behalf of any Insant, Lunatic, Idiot or Feme Covert, or to any Person or Persons whose Houses, Buildings, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments are ...
Great Britain, Sir George Kettilby Rickards, 1818

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEME COVERT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term feme covert is used in the context of the following news items.
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Should You Change Your Name After Marriage? The Woman's …
Interestingly, a feme sole, a single woman, had legal rights in medieval England, but upon marriage, a woman became a feme covert. A feme ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
2
Da Anne a Amal: le “mogli di”
Tra le varie ragioni per cui non si sa nulla di Anne Hathaway c'è quella che, siccome era sposata, era una “feme covert“, quindi tutte le sue ... «Soft Revolution Zine, Feb 15»
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Women and the Myth of the American West
Under English common law, women, when they married, became feme covert (effectively dead in the eyes of the legal system) and thus unable ... «TIME, Jan 15»
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Misleading on Marriage: how gay marriage opponents twist history …
A woman, even one who had had an independent trade and property of her own before marriage, became a feme covert, a woman under ... «Boing Boing, Jul 14»
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Asheville Genealogy column: Using deeds in research
Along the same line, the term feme covert refers to a married woman while feme sole refers to an unmarried woman or a woman who owns ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jun 14»
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The good, bad and ugly of matrimonial law
... Married Women's Property Act of 1882 which defined the role of the wife as a “feme covert” emphasising her subordination to her husband. «The Standard Digital News, Nov 13»

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