coverture
Kelime Anlamı :

1. kapak.
2. kocanın himayesinde olma.
3. bir kadının kocasının himayesi altında olmas.
4. (isim) kocanın himayesinde olma.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
covering, defense, hiding, protection, shelter
Tanımlar :
1. A covering; a shelter.
2. the state of being concealed; disguise.
3. law the status of a married woman under common law.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. 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.
2. alternative spelling of couverture.
3. shelter, hiding place.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
2. the condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A cover or covering.
2. A covert or shelter; covering; protection; disguise; pretense.
3. specifically, in law, the status of a married woman considered as under the cover or power of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia