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A woman. Burrill. Feme covert (Law), a married woman. See Covert, a., 3. -- Feme sole (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or who has been divorced, or whose husband is dead. -- Feme sole trader or merchant (Eng. Law), a married woman, by the custom of London, engages in business on…

See Femerell.

A lantern, or louver covering, placed on a roof, for ventilation or escape of smoke.

The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift or grant in condescension. Glanvill.

A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife. [R.] Cowell. Baron of beef, two sirloins not cut asunder at the backbone. -- Barons of the Cinque Ports, formerly members of the House of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for each port. -- Baron of the exchequer, the judges of the Court of Exchequer, one…

Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband. Covert way, (Fort.) See Covered way, under Covered.

under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte.

A woman. See Feme, n. Femme de chambre. Etym: [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.

See Femerell.

Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole. Corporation sole. See the Note under Corporation.

A feme sole trader.