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coverture
noun cov·er·ture \ˈkə-vər-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
Definition of COVERTURE
2
: the status a woman acquires upon marriage under common law
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First Known Use of COVERTURE
13th century
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Rhymes with COVERTURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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