Protected by walls or other like coverture. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]
Beatrice, who even now Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Law) The condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte. [ 1913 Webster ]