English Explanatory Dictionary

covert baron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Covert, under coverture; married.
noun
  1. The protection of a husband; a married state, the condition of a feme covert or (loosely) any married person.

Word forms

covert baron

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman couverte baroun, alteration of earlier coverte de baron (“covered by a husband”).

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