† discoverturen.¹

Forms: late Middle English–1500s discouerture, 1500s–1600s discoverture.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French descouverture.

Etymology: < Middle French descouverture (14th cent.) < descouvert discovert adj. + -ure -ure suffix¹, after couverture coverture n. Compare Old Occitan descobertura , Spanish †descobertura (c1400), all in sense ‘discovery’, and also post-classical Latin discoopertura act of laying something bare, clearing of land (13th cent.; from 14th cent. in British sources), disclosure (from 14th cent. in British sources). Compare discovering n. and adj. at discover v. Derivatives.

Obsolete.

The action of revealing or disclosing something; the fact of being revealed; discovery.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun]

discoveringa1375

nakeninga1382

bewrayingc1386

detection1471

discoverture?1473

revelationc1485

disclosinga1513

disclosurea1525

disclose1548

overture1548

patefaction1553

displaying1556

discovery1567

unripping1568

revealment1576

discoverment1578

retection1581

unmaskinga1586

unclasping?1592

denudation1593

untrussing1597

uncovering1598

detecting1604

divulging1604

divulgation1610

unvizardinga1628

exposinga1631

divulgement1632

unbowellinga1639

unfolding1646

revealinga1649

unrolling1648

pre-discovery1653

discoverance1664

unshelling1670

development1760

unveilinga1774

disclosal1786

displayment1801

divulgence1851

revelationism1854

unbosoming1910

uncovery1963

?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 34^v Ffortune..hath now certaynly suffred the discouerture [Fr. descouverture] & knowleche of that same ignorance.

1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 157 He stole awaye slyly to scape the shame which his discouerture [Fr. descouuerture] might bring him.

1657 W. Prynne Exact Abridgem. Rec. Tower of London 642 The Earl of Amaniake, and other Nobles of Guienne were drawn from the Kings obedience by the discoverture of the said Duke.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

discoverturen.²

Brit.

/dᵻˈskʌvətjʊə/,

/dᵻˈskʌvətʃʊə/,

/dᵻˈskʌvətʃə/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskəvərˌtʃʊ(ə)r/,

/dᵻˈskəvərtʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, coverture n.

Etymology: < dis- prefix + coverture n., after discovert adj. Compare earlier discoverture n.¹

Law.

The state, condition, or fact of not having a husband; the time during which a woman is in this state. Cf. discovert adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > state of being unmarried or widowed

discoverture1647

1647 Reading R. Brook upon Statute of Limitations vii. 117 The Statute speakes of six yeares after discoverture.

1722 Abridgem. Publick Laws Virginia 100 [They] shall answer the Value of the Land to the Heir at Law, after Coming of full Age or Discoverture.

1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) III. 502 Within ten years next after his and their full age, discoverture, coming of sound mind..or coming into this realm.

1884 Law Times Rep. 51 157/1 During..the minority and discoverture of any female.

1956 Miami Law Rev. 11 96 Property subject to a protective trust cannot be disposed of during periods of discoverture.

1998 K. M. Teevan Promises on Prior Obligations at Common Law 190 Since married women still can't enter into certain types of contracts today, the effect of new promise after discoverture still arises.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discoverture
释义	† discoverturen.¹ Forms: late Middle English–1500s discouerture, 1500s–1600s discoverture. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French descouverture. Etymology: < Middle French descouverture (14th cent.) < descouvert discovert adj. + -ure -ure suffix¹, after couverture coverture n. Compare Old Occitan descobertura , Spanish †descobertura (c1400), all in sense ‘discovery’, and also post-classical Latin discoopertura act of laying something bare, clearing of land (13th cent.; from 14th cent. in British sources), disclosure (from 14th cent. in British sources). Compare discovering n. and adj. at discover v. Derivatives. Obsolete. The action of revealing or disclosing something; the fact of being revealed; discovery. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] discoveringa1375 nakeninga1382 bewrayingc1386 detection1471 discoverture?1473 revelationc1485 disclosinga1513 disclosurea1525 disclose1548 overture1548 patefaction1553 displaying1556 discovery1567 unripping1568 revealment1576 discoverment1578 retection1581 unmaskinga1586 unclasping?1592 denudation1593 untrussing1597 uncovering1598 detecting1604 divulging1604 divulgation1610 unvizardinga1628 exposinga1631 divulgement1632 unbowellinga1639 unfolding1646 revealinga1649 unrolling1648 pre-discovery1653 discoverance1664 unshelling1670 development1760 unveilinga1774 disclosal1786 displayment1801 divulgence1851 revelationism1854 unbosoming1910 uncovery1963 ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 34^v Ffortune..hath now certaynly suffred the discouerture [Fr. descouverture] & knowleche of that same ignorance. 1578 H. Wotton tr. J. Yver Courtlie Controuersie 157 He stole awaye slyly to scape the shame which his discouerture [Fr. descouuerture] might bring him. 1657 W. Prynne Exact Abridgem. Rec. Tower of London 642 The Earl of Amaniake, and other Nobles of Guienne were drawn from the Kings obedience by the discoverture of the said Duke. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021). discoverturen.² Brit. /dᵻˈskʌvətjʊə/, /dᵻˈskʌvətʃʊə/, /dᵻˈskʌvətʃə/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəvərˌtʃʊ(ə)r/, /dᵻˈskəvərtʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, coverture n. Etymology: < dis- prefix + coverture n., after discovert adj. Compare earlier discoverture n.¹ Law. The state, condition, or fact of not having a husband; the time during which a woman is in this state. Cf. discovert adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > unmarried person(s) > unmarried woman > [noun] > state of being unmarried or widowed discoverture1647 1647 Reading R. Brook upon Statute of Limitations vii. 117 The Statute speakes of six yeares after discoverture. 1722 Abridgem. Publick Laws Virginia 100 [They] shall answer the Value of the Land to the Heir at Law, after Coming of full Age or Discoverture. 1818 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. (ed. 2) III. 502 Within ten years next after his and their full age, discoverture, coming of sound mind..or coming into this realm. 1884 Law Times Rep. 51 157/1 During..the minority and discoverture of any female. 1956 Miami Law Rev. 11 96 Property subject to a protective trust cannot be disposed of during periods of discoverture. 1998 K. M. Teevan Promises on Prior Obligations at Common Law 190 Since married women still can't enter into certain types of contracts today, the effect of new promise after discoverture still arises. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹?1473n.²1647
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