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• feme sole — noun /ˈfɛmsəʊl/ A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster, widow or divorcee. See Also: feme covert, feme sole merchant …   Wiktionary

• Feme covert — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Feme — (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or who has been …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Feme sole — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Feme sole merchant — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Feme sole trader — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• feme covert — married woman (legalese), c.1600, French, from O.Fr. feme coverte, second element fem. of covert covered. Contrasted to feme sole …   Etymology dictionary

• Covert — Cov ert (k?v ?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See {Cover}, v. t.] 1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. [1913 Webster] How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] Whether of open war or covert… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Covert way — Covert Cov ert (k?v ?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of couvrir. See {Cover}, v. t.] 1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised. [1913 Webster] How covert matters may be best disclosed. Shak. [1913 Webster] Whether of open war or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• feme covert — (Fr.) A married woman. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …   Law dictionary