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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Coverture
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(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.