The story
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromfeme“woman”
- English todayfeme covert
From Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”) covert (“covered, protected”).
Words from the same roots
Anglo-Normanfeme all →
femefeme sole
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
feme covert
Today it means: A married woman. Full definition →
Anglo-Norman feme