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feme sole en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɛmsəʊl/ (UK)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”) sole (“alone”).

Meanings

1. A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster, widow or divorcee.
   • A married woman shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be capable of acquiring, holding, and disposing by will or otherwise, of any real or personal property as her separate property, in the same manner as if she were a feme sole, without the intervention of any trustee. 1882, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1(1)”, in Married Women's Property Act 1882, page 1:
   • To Mary Smith, an adult feme sole, you are hereby summonsed...

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Relateds

feme sole merchant · feme covert

Translations (2)

es mujer soltera (law, a single woman) · ru незаму́жняя же́нщина (law, a single woman)