English-Thai Dictionary
coverture
N การปิดบัง ซ่อนเร้น สิ่ง ปกคลุม
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COVERTURE
n. 1. Covering; shelter; defense.
2. In law, the state of a married woman, who is considered as under cover, or the power of her husband, and therefore called a feme-covert, or femme-couvert. The coverture of a woman disables her from making contracts to the prejudice of herself or husband, without his allowance or confirmation.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COVERTURE
Cov "er *ture (kv "r-tr; 135 ), n. Etym: [OF. coverture, F.couverture. ]
1. Covering; shelter; defence; hiding. Protected by walls or other like coverture. Woodward. Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Shak.
2. (Law )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
coverture
cov er ture |ˈkəvərˌCHo͝or, -CHər ˌkəvərtʃ (ʊ )ər | ▶noun 1 literary protective or concealing covering. 2 Law, historical the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from covrir ‘to cover. ’ It originally denoted a coverlet or a garment, later various kinds of covering or shelter.
Oxford Dictionary
coverture
coverture |ˈkʌvətjʊə | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] literary protective or concealing covering. 2 Law, historical the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting a coverlet or garment ): from Old French, from covrir ‘to cover ’.
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