discoverture

noun — 2 senses

discoverture

noun

UK /dɪsˈkʌ.və.tjʊə/ · US /dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/

Etymology From Old French descoverture.

1

Obsolete discovery

2

Law Obsolete A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.

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