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  [kuhv-ert] /ˈkʌv ərt/ noun, plural femes covert. Law. 1. a married woman. noun 1. (law) a married woman n. “married woman” (legalese), c.1600, French, from Old French feme coverte, second element fem. of covert “covered.” Contrasted to feme sole.

• Femer

  [fem] /fɛm/ Slang. adjective 1. . noun 2. a woman. 3. . abbreviation 1. female 2. feminine n. slang for “woman,” by 1936, from female. modifier noun [fr French, ”woman”]

• Femes

  [fem] /fɛm/ noun, Law. 1. a woman or wife. /fɛm/ noun 1. (law) a woman or wife

• Feme-sole

  [sohl] /soʊl/ noun, plural femes sole. Law. 1. an unmarried woman, whether never married, widowed, or divorced. 2. a married woman who is independent of her husband with respect to property. noun (law) 1. a single woman, whether spinster, widow, or divorcee 2. a woman whose marriage has been annulled or is otherwise independent of […]

• Feme-sole trader

  [fem-sohl] /ˈfɛmˈsoʊl/ noun, Law. 1. a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband.

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