feme sole

feme sole
/fern sowl/ A single woman, including those who have been married, but whose marriage has been dissolved by death or divorce, and, for most purposes, those women who are judicially separated from their husbands

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  • Feme sole — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feme sole — (Fr.) A single woman (unmarried). Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …   Law dictionary

  • feme sole — [fem′ sōl′] n. [OFr, lit., woman alone] Law an unmarried woman; spinster, divorcée, or widow …   English World dictionary

  • feme sole — ˈfemˈsōl, ˈfēmˈ noun (plural femes sole m(z)ˈs ) Etymology: Anglo French 1. law : a woman not in the married state distinguished from feme covert 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • feme sole — /sohl/, pl. femes sole. Law. 1. an unmarried woman, whether never married, widowed, or divorced. 2. a married woman who is independent of her husband with respect to property. [1520 30; < AF] * * * ▪ law       in Anglo American common law, a… …   Universalium

  • feme sole — noun /ˈfɛmsəʊl/ A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster, widow or divorcee. See Also: feme covert, feme sole merchant …   Wiktionary

  • Feme sole merchant — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Feme sole trader — Feme Feme (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill. [1913 Webster] {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3. {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • feme sole trader — /fern sowl treydar/ In old English law, a married woman, who, by the custom of London, trades on her own account, independently of her husband; so called because, with respect to her trading, she is the same as a feme sole. The term is applied… …   Black's law dictionary

  • feme sole trader — /fern sowl treydar/ In old English law, a married woman, who, by the custom of London, trades on her own account, independently of her husband; so called because, with respect to her trading, she is the same as a feme sole. The term is applied… …   Black's law dictionary

  • feme-sole trader — /fem sohl /, Law. a married woman who is entitled to carry on business on her own account and responsibility, independently of her husband. Also called feme sole merchant. * * * …   Universalium

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