discovert adjective & noun. [dɪs'kʌvǝt] LME.
[Old French descovert (mod. découvert) pa. pple of descovrir: see DISCOVER.]
A. adjective.
1. Uncovered, exposed, unprotected. LME-E16.

2. Law. Of a woman: without a husband, not covert (COVERT adjective 5). M18.
B. noun. An exposed state. Chiefly in at discovert, off one's guard. LME-L16.

■ discoverture noun (a) rare an indication, a manifestation; (b) Law the state of being discovert: L16.

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