coverture

n. பாதுகாப்பிடம், உருமாற்றம், போர்வை, ஆடை, (சட்.) கணவன் பாதுகாப்பில் இருக்கும் மனைவியின் நிலை.

Synonyms

marriage matrimony wedlock

Antonyms

celibacy virginity

Cov"er*ture (kv"r-tr; 135), n. Etym: [OF. coverture,F.couverture.] 1. Covering; shelter; defence; hiding. Protected by walls or other like coverture. Woodward. Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Shak. 2. (Law) Defn: 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.

coverture - Similar Words

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