[…]—you, Diana Vernon, spinstress, not being a femme covert; and being a convict popish recusant, are bound to repair to your own dwelling, and that by the nearest way, under penalty of being held felon to the king—[…]
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Feme covert
/fɛmˈkʌvət/
Synonyms for "feme covert" (12 found)
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A deed of a feme covert, to be valid, must be executed by the husband also.
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Connecticut courts failed to recognize feme couvert property rights until 1723, when the legislature finally passed an act significantly reforming the law on conveyancing.
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