feme

[ fem ]

/ fɛm /

noun Law.

a woman or wife.

Origin of feme

1585–95; <Anglo-French, Old French fem(m)e<Latin fēmina woman; akin to fetus, fecund

Words nearby feme

female impersonator, female rhyme, female suffrage, female-to-male, Femara, feme, feme covert, feme sole, feme-sole trader, femic, femicide

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Example sentences from the Web for feme

There is indeed one case where the wife shall sue and be sued as a feme sole, viz.
Commentaries on the Laws of England|William Blackstone
The old technical phraseology described husband and wife as baron and feme; the rights of the husband were baronial rights.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1|Various
Baron and feme, a term used for husband and wife in English law.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
But at such a stage in social evolution, it is impossible to accept the dominance of the unsupported female or 'feme sole.'
Social Origins and Primal Law|Andrew Lang

If he should be put into the penitentiary, she may transact business as if she were a feme sole.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

British Dictionary definitions for feme

feme

/ (fɛm) /

noun

law a woman or wife

Word Origin for feme

C16: from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin fēmina woman

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单词	feme
释义	feme [ fem ] / fɛm / noun Law. a woman or wife. Origin of feme 1585–95; <Anglo-French, Old French fem(m)e<Latin fēmina woman; akin to fetus, fecund Words nearby feme female impersonator, female rhyme, female suffrage, female-to-male, Femara, feme, feme covert, feme sole, feme-sole trader, femic, femicide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for feme There is indeed one case where the wife shall sue and be sued as a feme sole, viz. Commentaries on the Laws of England\|William Blackstone The old technical phraseology described husband and wife as baron and feme; the rights of the husband were baronial rights. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 1\|Various Baron and feme, a term used for husband and wife in English law. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3\|Various But at such a stage in social evolution, it is impossible to accept the dominance of the unsupported female or 'feme sole.' Social Origins and Primal Law\|Andrew Lang If he should be put into the penitentiary, she may transact business as if she were a feme sole. The College, the Market, and the Court\|Caroline H. Dall British Dictionary definitions for feme feme / (fɛm) / noun law a woman or wife Word Origin for feme C16: from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin fēmina woman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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