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Discoverture

Discoverture \Dis*cov"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + coverture: cf. OF. descoverture.]

  1. Discovery. [Obs.]

  2. (Law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.

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discoverture

n. 1 (context obsolete English) discovery 2 (context obsolete legal English) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.