coverture
英 ['kʌvətjʊə]
美['kʌvɚtʃɚ]
- n. 保护；覆盖；掩护；有夫之妇的法律身分
英英释意
- 1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
- 2. 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.