In regards to womens status in the 18th century what are the definitions of Coverture and feme covert?

Coverture was a legal doctrine that was part of the common
law of US throughout most of the 19th century. Under the law, an unmarried adult woman
was given the status of feme sole, this gave her the right to own property and have
legal contracts in her own name.

After a woman married she
was given the status of feme covert. A feme covert did not
have any legal rights. She could not own property or enter into a legal contract. If a
wife earned any wages, they were to be given to the husband. Legally, a woman was the
complete responsibility of her husband which included any misdeeds committed by her.
This principle is referred to as coverture.