coverture in English
noun
1
protective or concealing covering.
With a lucid discussion of the constraints of coverture , Cott undercuts such symbolism and outlines the ironies which underlay.
2
the legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority.
A husband could make a special legal claim under coverture if his wife was injured in an accident.
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1. Then you dip the palette knife to see that the coverture hardens on it evenly.
2. The parties are either the cognizors, or Cognizees; and the ſ e are immediately concluded by the fine, and barred of any latent right they might have, even though under the legal impediment of coverture.