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Webster 1913 Edition


Discovert

Dis-cov′ert

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
découvert
uncovered, OF.
descovert
. See
Discover
,
Covert
.]
(Law)
Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; – applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.

Dis-cov′ert

,
Noun.
An uncovered place or part.
[Obs.]
At discovert
,
uncovered.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


discovert

discovert

English

Noun

discovert (plural discoverts)

  1. (obsolete) An uncovered place or part.

Derived terms

  • at discovert

Adjective

discovert (not comparable)

  1. (law, obsolete) Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow.