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

  1. 2.A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense. A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. Is. iv.
  2. 3.The highwayman has darted from his covered by the wayside. Prescott.
  3. 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.

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