Middle French

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Etymology

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couverte +‎ -ment.

Adverb

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couvertement

  1. covertly (in a hidden way)
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 57:
      & y viengne si couvertement que nulluy ne le congnoisse
      And he came so covertly that nobody recognized him