Coverture

[kʌvәtʃә]

Definition

(n.) Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.

(n.) 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.

Typed by Enid

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Marriage, matrimony, wedlock

ANT:Celibacy, virginity

Typed by Harley