discovertadj.n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskʌvət/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskəvərt/

Forms: late Middle English dyscouuerte, late Middle English 1600s discouerte, late Middle English–1600s discouert, 1500s–1700s discovert.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French descovert, descovrir.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman descuvert, Anglo-Norman and Law French descovert, Middle French descouvert (French découvert ) (adjective) uncovered, exposed (1139 in Old French, implied in a descovert : see note), (of a woman) unmarried (a1305 or earlier), (noun) the state of being uncovered or unprotected (1139 in Old French, originally and chiefly in a descovert : see note), uses as adjective and noun of the past participle of descovrir, descouvrir, descuvrir discover v. Compare Old Occitan descobert , descubert (13th cent.), Catalan descobert (13th cent.), Spanish descubierto (c1200), Portuguese descoberto (13th cent.; c1152 as †descuberto ), Italian discoperto (beginning of the 14th cent. as †descoprito , †discoverto ), and also post-classical Latin discoopertus , past participle of discooperire discover v. Compare covert adj. and discovered adj.In at discovert at sense B. after Anglo-Norman a descovert, Middle French à descouvert openly (1139 in Old French), in full view (end of the 13th cent. or earlier). In in the discovert at sense B. after Anglo-Norman en descuvert, Middle French en descovert unprotected (mid 12th cent. in Old French).

A. adj.

†1. Uncovered; exposed, unprotected. Obsolete.Some quots. may show use of the past participle of discover v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unsheltered or exposed

openOE

discovertc1380

subject1490

uncovered1530

unsheltered1599

uncanopied1613

exposed1691

unshielded1700

unembowered1814

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 738 (MED) As he huld is scheld vp so discouert was al ys side.

c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 111 Achilles..suwed aftir him with hole will to take him discouerte [a1463 Pierpont Morgan discouered].

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xlviii. f. lxxxxiiii/2 Seenge the caue broken, and dyscouuerte.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clvii. [cliii.] 429 The quenes lytter was richely apparelled and discouert.

1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer f. 355^v/1 When Flora the queene of pleasaunce Had..with her mantle whole couert That winter made had discouert.

2. Law. Of a woman: not covert (covert adj. 4); having no husband. Cf. sole adj. 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > without a husband

lordlessOE

sole1464

uncovert1485

lone1548

discovert1632

unhusbanded1797

1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights iii. ii. 120 If the feoffement were before couerture, the Parliament should voyd it for a moity, but if it were after couerture, it should voyde for no part against the Feme, when shee was discouerte.

1702 J. Brydall Ars Transferendi Dominium: 2nd Pt. 20 A Feme Covert makes a Charter of Feoffment, and then becoming Sole, or discovert, makes Livery of Seisin Secundum formam Chartæ.

1809 W. Roberts Treat. Wills ii. 413 The devise..could not take effect until her death, at which time she was discovert, as she was at the time of making her will.

1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 23 715 The wife's..interest cannot come into existence until she is discovert.

1953 Michigan Law Rev. 51 872 If she became discovert and married again without having disposed of the property in the interim, the restraint again became effective during the subsequent marriage.

1963 Univ. W. Austral. Law Rev. 6 106 The restraint had no operation while a woman was discovert.

†B. n.

The state of being uncovered or unprotected. Chiefly in at (also in the) discovert: in an exposed state or position; off one's guard. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > there is danger in a course of action [phrase] > unprotected

at (also in the) discovertc1400

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 7412 Alisaunder..smoot hym in þe discouerte Wiþ a stooke [a1425 Linc. Inn strok] al to þe herte.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §714 The deueles may..sheten at hym at discouert by temptacion on euery syde.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xx. 331 (MED) Nascien..smote the kynge Rion so harde at discouert vpon the lifte side that he bar hym to the erthe.

1584 R. Greene Arbasto 48 Cupid..seeing hir now at discouert, drew home to the head.

1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. D2 Loue..taking her at discouert, strooke her so deepe, as she felt her selfe growing passing passionate.

1606 J. Hind Eliosto Libidinoso i. 58 Let vs not passe away our time in idlenesse, least happily, beeing taken at discouert, we become carelesse captiues to Securitie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discovert
释义	discovertadj.n. Brit. /dᵻˈskʌvət/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəvərt/ Forms: late Middle English dyscouuerte, late Middle English 1600s discouerte, late Middle English–1600s discouert, 1500s–1700s discovert. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French descovert, descovrir. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman descuvert, Anglo-Norman and Law French descovert, Middle French descouvert (French découvert ) (adjective) uncovered, exposed (1139 in Old French, implied in a descovert : see note), (of a woman) unmarried (a1305 or earlier), (noun) the state of being uncovered or unprotected (1139 in Old French, originally and chiefly in a descovert : see note), uses as adjective and noun of the past participle of descovrir, descouvrir, descuvrir discover v. Compare Old Occitan descobert , descubert (13th cent.), Catalan descobert (13th cent.), Spanish descubierto (c1200), Portuguese descoberto (13th cent.; c1152 as †descuberto ), Italian discoperto (beginning of the 14th cent. as †descoprito , †discoverto ), and also post-classical Latin discoopertus , past participle of discooperire discover v. Compare covert adj. and discovered adj.In at discovert at sense B. after Anglo-Norman a descovert, Middle French à descouvert openly (1139 in Old French), in full view (end of the 13th cent. or earlier). In in the discovert at sense B. after Anglo-Norman en descuvert, Middle French en descovert unprotected (mid 12th cent. in Old French). A. adj. †1. Uncovered; exposed, unprotected. Obsolete.Some quots. may show use of the past participle of discover v. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unsheltered or exposed openOE discovertc1380 subject1490 uncovered1530 unsheltered1599 uncanopied1613 exposed1691 unshielded1700 unembowered1814 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 738 (MED) As he huld is scheld vp so discouert was al ys side. c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 111 Achilles..suwed aftir him with hole will to take him discouerte [a1463 Pierpont Morgan discouered]. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) i. xlviii. f. lxxxxiiii/2 Seenge the caue broken, and dyscouuerte. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clvii. [cliii.] 429 The quenes lytter was richely apparelled and discouert. 1598 Chaucers Dreame in T. Speght Wks. G. Chaucer f. 355^v/1 When Flora the queene of pleasaunce Had..with her mantle whole couert That winter made had discouert. 2. Law. Of a woman: not covert (covert adj. 4); having no husband. Cf. sole adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [adjective] > without a husband lordlessOE sole1464 uncovert1485 lone1548 discovert1632 unhusbanded1797 1632 T. E. Lawes Womens Rights iii. ii. 120 If the feoffement were before couerture, the Parliament should voyd it for a moity, but if it were after couerture, it should voyde for no part against the Feme, when shee was discouerte. 1702 J. Brydall Ars Transferendi Dominium: 2nd Pt. 20 A Feme Covert makes a Charter of Feoffment, and then becoming Sole, or discovert, makes Livery of Seisin Secundum formam Chartæ. 1809 W. Roberts Treat. Wills ii. 413 The devise..could not take effect until her death, at which time she was discovert, as she was at the time of making her will. 1883 Law Rep.: Chancery Div. 23 715 The wife's..interest cannot come into existence until she is discovert. 1953 Michigan Law Rev. 51 872 If she became discovert and married again without having disposed of the property in the interim, the restraint again became effective during the subsequent marriage. 1963 Univ. W. Austral. Law Rev. 6 106 The restraint had no operation while a woman was discovert. †B. n. The state of being uncovered or unprotected. Chiefly in at (also in the) discovert: in an exposed state or position; off one's guard. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > there is danger in a course of action [phrase] > unprotected at (also in the) discovertc1400 c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) l. 7412 Alisaunder..smoot hym in þe discouerte Wiþ a stooke [a1425 Linc. Inn strok] al to þe herte. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §714 The deueles may..sheten at hym at discouert by temptacion on euery syde. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xx. 331 (MED) Nascien..smote the kynge Rion so harde at discouert vpon the lifte side that he bar hym to the erthe. 1584 R. Greene Arbasto 48 Cupid..seeing hir now at discouert, drew home to the head. 1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie sig. D2 Loue..taking her at discouert, strooke her so deepe, as she felt her selfe growing passing passionate. 1606 J. Hind Eliosto Libidinoso i. 58 Let vs not passe away our time in idlenesse, least happily, beeing taken at discouert, we become carelesse captiues to Securitie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1380
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