feme covert
noun
feme cov·ert
femˈkəvərt,
fēm-,
-kōv-
variants or less commonly femme couverte
ˌfemküˈve(ə)rt
plural femes covert also femmes couvertes
-mz(ˈ)k-
law
: a married woman —distinguished from feme sole
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-French