Coverture
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
[from covert, q. v.] A covering; a state of being covered or protected; or, according to Lord Coke, a state of subjection or dependence.
Co. Litt, 112 a.
The condition of a woman during marriage is so called.
1 Bl. Com. 442. 2 Steph. Com. 298. Cowell.