cov·er·ture 
(kŭvər-chər, -chr′)
(kŭvər-chər, -chr′)n.
1.
a. A covering; a shelter.
b. The state of being concealed; disguise.
2. Law The status of a married woman under common law.
[Middle English, from Old French, from covert, covered; see COVERT.]