Feme Covert
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
A married woman
Coverture subjects a feme covert to some duties and disabilities, and gives her some rights and immunities to which she would not be entitled as a feme sole. These have been considered under the articles, Marriage, (q. v.) and Wife, (q. v.)