Translation of "coverture" into Dutch

dekking, Coverture are the top translations of "coverture" into Dutch.

coverture noun grammar

(law) A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection. [..]

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  • dekking

    noun

  • Coverture

    status of wife's legal personality subsumed into husband's

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