What does "covert" mean?
Covert: (Law) 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. See Hidden.
Additional senses
- 2.A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. Is. iv.
- 3.The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott.
- 4.Etym: [Cf. F. couverte.] (Zoöl.) One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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