Definition of covert

• v. t. - Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
• v. t. - Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook.
• v. t. - Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control of her husband.
• a. - A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.
• a. - One of the special feathers covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of a bird. See Illust. of Bird.