English Explanatory Dictionary

discoverture

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/dɪsˈkʌ.və.tjʊə/ /dɪsˈkʌ.və.tʃʊə/ /dɪsˈkʌ.və.tʃə/ /dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/ /dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃɚ/

Word forms

discoverture discovertures

Etymology

From Old French descoverture.

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