discovert
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Discovert — Dis*cov ert, n. An uncovered place or part. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {At discovert}, uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Discovert — Dis*cov ert, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]couvert uncovered, OF. descovert. See {Discover}, {Covert}.] (Law) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
discovert — [dis kuv′ərt] adj. [ME < OFr descovert, lit., not covered, hence not protected: see DIS & COVER] Law having no husband: said of a spinster, widow, or divorcée discoverture [dis kuvər chər] n … English World dictionary
discovert — adj. without a husband (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
discovert — dis·covert … English syllables
discovert — /diskavart/ Not married; not subject to the disabilities of a coverture. It applies equally to a maid and a widow … Black's law dictionary
discovert — /diskavart/ Not married; not subject to the disabilities of a coverture. It applies equally to a maid and a widow … Black's law dictionary
discovert — The condition or status of a woman who is at present without a husband, whether she be unmarried, widowed or divorced … Ballentine's law dictionary
discovert — dəs, (ˈ)dis+ adjective Etymology: dis (I) + covert law : not covert : not under coverture … Useful english dictionary
At discovert — Discovert Dis*cov ert, n. An uncovered place or part. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {At discovert}, uncovered. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
