- coverture
- The status and rights of the wife arising from the marriage relationship. 26 Am J1st H & W § 5.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
coverture
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coverture — cov·er·ture / kə vər ˌchu̇r, chər/ n [Anglo French, literally, shelter, covering, from Old French, from covert, past participle of covrir to cover]: the inclusion of a woman in the legal person of her husband upon marriage under common law ◇… … Law dictionary
Coverture — Cov er*ture (k?v ?r t?r; 135), n. [OF. coverture,F.couverture.] 1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding. [1913 Webster] Protected by walls or other like coverture. Woodward. [1913 Webster] Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coverture — early 13c., earliest reference is to bedcovers, from O.Fr. coverture (12c.) blanket; roof; concealment, from L. *coopertura, from p.p. stem of cooperire to cover (see COVER (Cf. cover)). Most modern senses had evolved by mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
coverture — [kuv′ər chər] n. [OFr < LL * coopertura < L: see COVER] 1. a covering 2. a refuge 3. a concealment or disguise 4. Law the status of a married woman … English World dictionary
Coverture — Family law Entering into marriag … Wikipedia
coverture — /kuv euhr cheuhr/, n. 1. a cover or covering; shelter; concealment. 2. Law. the status of a married woman considered as under the protection and authority of her husband. [1175 1225; ME < AF, OF. See COVERT, URE] * * * In law, the inclusion of a… … Universalium
Coverture — La coverture était une doctrine juridique selon laquelle la personnalité juridique d une femme était suspendue au moment de son mariage et se fondait avec celle de son époux. Elle abandonnait alors le statut de feme sole pour celui de feme covert … Wikipédia en Français
coverture — noun a) A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a womans legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection. sanz coverture fu… … Wiktionary
coverture — /kavartyar/ The condition or state of a married woman. Sometimes used elliptically to describe the legal disability which formerly existed at common law from a state of coverture whereby the wife could not own property free from the husband s… … Black's law dictionary
coverture — /kavartyar/ The condition or state of a married woman. Sometimes used elliptically to describe the legal disability which formerly existed at common law from a state of coverture whereby the wife could not own property free from the husband s… … Black's law dictionary
coverture — noun Date: 13th century 1. a. covering b. shelter 2. the status a woman acquires upon marriage under common law … New Collegiate Dictionary
