‖Feme (fĕm or făm), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old Law) A woman. Burrill.
Feme covert(Law), a married woman. See Covert, a., 3. — Feme sole(Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who has never been married, or who has been divorced, or whose husband is dead. — Feme soletrader or merchant(Eng. Law), a married woman, who, by the custom of London, engages in business on her own account, inpendently of her husband.