cov·er·ture /ˈkʌvɚ/
保護,掩護
Cov·er·ture n.
1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.
Protected by walls or other like coverture. --Woodward.
Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.
2. Law 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.
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