coven

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Etymology

From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveniō, from cum (“with”) and venio (“I come”). Doublet of convent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌv.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʌvən

Noun

coven (plural covens)

1. A nunnery, a convent
2. A confederacy or band of people (obsolete)
3. A formal group or assembly of witches.
4. In fantasy fiction, a family, group or assembly of vampires.
5. A clique that shares common interests or activities.
   • 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes (paperback), Penguin, page 12:

     “This is a very African area”, he said as they maneuvered their way among the covens of menacing children gathered in the halls.

Derived terms

• covener, covenstead, covendom

Translations

formal group or assembly of witches

Basque: akelarre (eu) Bulgarian: сбор на вещици (sbor na veštici) Catalan: aquelarre (ca) m Czech: čarodějnický sabat m Dutch: heksenkring (nl) m Finnish: noitapiiri French: sabbat (fr) m, coven (fr), clan (fr) German: Hexenzirkel (de) m Irish: coibhín m, coibhín fia-chailleach m Japanese: 魔女の集まり (majo no atsumari), 魔女団 (majodan) Norwegian: hekseforsamling c, heksemøte n, heksesabbat m Occitan: sabat m, chaurit m Polish: sabat (pl) m, zlot czarownic m Portuguese: conventículo f Russian: ша́баш (ru) m (šábaš) Spanish: aquelarre (es) m Swedish: häxcirkel c Ukrainian: ша́баш (uk) m (šábaš) Welsh: cwfen (cy) f

clique

Dutch: kliek (nl) m French: clique (fr) f Occitan: clica f Spanish: gremio (es) m

Anagrams

• vonce

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈko.βən]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈko.vən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈko.ven]

Verb

coven

1. third-person plural present indicative of covar