discoverture

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UK/dɪsˈkʌ.və.tjʊə/UK/dɪsˈkʌ.və.tʃʊə/UK/dɪsˈkʌ.və.tʃə/US/dɪsˈkʌvɚˌt͡ʃʊɚ/

noun

discovery

OriginOld French descoverture →
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Meanings

noundiscoverture (plural discovertures)

plural discovertures

  1. obsoletediscovery
  2. obsoletelawA state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchdescoverture
  2. Englishdiscoverture

From Old French descoverture.

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APA

discoverture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoverture

MLA

“discoverture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoverture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discoverture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoverture.

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