Coverture

Word COVERTURE
Character 9
Hyphenation cov er ture
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Coverture"

What do we mean by coverture?

A covering; a shelter. noun

The state of being concealed; disguise. noun

The status of a married woman under common law. noun

A cover or covering. noun

A covert or shelter; covering; protection; disguise; pretense. noun

Specifically, in law, the status of a married woman considered as under the cover or power of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert. noun

Covering; shelter; defense; hiding. noun

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. noun

A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection. noun

Alternative spelling of couverture. noun

Shelter, hiding place. noun

Chocolate prepared for covering cakes and sweets; such a covering.

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The word "coverture" in example sentences

C: Yes, it comes from common law, called coverture, describing marital roles and duties. ❋ Dante Atkins, Daily Kos (2010)

The doctrine of "coverture," which subsumed wives into their husbands 'citizenship, eroded during the 19th century, and (white or non-Southern) women became voting citizens in 1919. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This doctrine became a way to reconcile the increasing sense that men and women really were equals thanks mostly to the revolution in marriage that made it based on consent and love along with the spread of classical liberal ideas about the inherent rights of individuals with the objective circumstances of the 19th century where men had legal advantages such as coverture that enabled them to control economic resources, as well as having the franchise, which women lacked. ❋ Unknown (2008)

By the law as it stands, if Mr Norton can evade his covenant (as he does, by stating that it is null because it was a contract with me, and "a man cannot contract with his own wife") he can defraud the creditor; for if a creditor sues me, I have only to plead 'coverture' (plead that I am a married woman), and the creditor who could not recover against Mr Norton is equally unable to recover against me. ❋ Unknown (1854)

This concept of “coverture” meant that a husband not only legally owned every piece of property in his family but also was, according to law and American culture, incapable of raping his wife. ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Once I read a news article that was just so blatantly biased in favor of the view that 19th century coverture laws were unjust. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There was also the issue of coverture, or the belief that a woman's civil existence is erased the moment she marries. ❋ Arlene M. Roberts (2010)

We especially need it now as we try to unravel the remnants of "coverture" that still constrain women's civil status and as we do so in the face of an intensifying backlash against women's equality. ❋ Ellen Chesler (2011)

Even violence against women was for many years condoned under the principle of male "coverture" that defined women's legal identities. ❋ Ellen Chesler (2011)

According to the laws of coverture, when she marries she must cede all legal rights to her husband. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you look at the law of ‘coverture’: this was a serious onus on men to take all responsibility for the behaviour of their wives, irrespective of how unreasonable. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If I get married in a state with coverture, my effective tax rate becomes 100%, as I cannot own property, and any money I earn belongs to a male caretaker — a husband, or if I am younger, a father — who is in charge of my financial and legal affairs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At common law, a married woman had fewer legal rights than an unmarried woman; the principle of coverture meant that husband and wife were considered a single legal person—namely, the husband. ❋ Rose Melikan (2010)

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