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coverture

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cov·er·ture  (kvr-chr, -chr)
n.
1.
a. A covering; a shelter.
b. The state of being concealed; disguise.
2. Law The status of a married woman under common law.
[Middle English, from Old French, from covert, covered; see covert.]
coverture
Law. the status of a married woman.
See also: Women
the status of a married woman.
See also: Law


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(as indeed she had, very often), and that she never knew in his lifetime how the money went, but that if he had confided in her they might all have been better off that day; with other bitter recollections common to most married ladies, either during their coverture, or afterwards, or at both periods.
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