"feme sole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛmsəʊl/ [UK] Forms: femes sole [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”) sole (“alone”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|xno|feme||woman}} Anglo-Norman feme (“woman”), {{m|fro|sole||alone}} sole (“alone”) Head templates: {{en-noun|femes sole}} feme sole (plural femes sole)
  1. (law) A single woman, whether unmarried, spinster, widow or divorcee. Categories (topical): Law, People Related terms: feme covert, feme sole merchant Translations (law, a single woman): незаму́жняя же́нщина (nezamúžnjaja žénščina) [feminine] (Russian), mujer soltera [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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