COVERTURE


Meaning of COVERTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkə-vər-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r ]

noun

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : covering

b. : shelter

2. : the status a woman acquires upon marriage under common law

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.