coverture

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Concealing cover, disguise, veil; (also figurative). countable,uncountable
  2. A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection. countable,historical,uncountable
    — Note that voting by widows did not raise some of the concerns that might have arisen from voting by wives subject to common-law coverture servitude to their husbands.
  3. Alternative spelling of couverture. alt-of,alternative,countable,uncountable
  4. Shelter, hiding place. countable,uncountable
    — URSULA. The pleasant'st angling is to see the fish Cut with her golden oars the silver stream, And greedily devour the treacherous bait: So angle we for Beatrice; who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture.

词形变化

covertures plural couverture alternative

词汇关系

相关词
feme covert

词源

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French coverture, from covrir (“to cover”) or from Late Latin coopertura. Doublet of couverture.
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