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coverture
cov·er·ture [ kúvvər chr, kúvvərchər ] (plural cov·er·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. shelter: a shelter or covering
2. condition of being married woman: the condition of being a married woman
[13th century. < Old French< covrir (see cover)]
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