feme covert

[kuhv-ert] /ˈkʌv ərt/
noun, plural femes covert. Law.
1.
a married woman.
Origin
1520-30; < Anglo-French: covered (protected) woman
British Dictionary definitions for feme covert

feme covert

noun
1.
(law) a married woman
Word Origin
C16: from Anglo-French: a covered woman, one protected by marriage
Word Origin and History for feme covert
n.

"married woman" (legalese), c.1600, French, from Old French feme coverte, second element fem. of covert "covered." Contrasted to feme sole.