coven

cov·en  (kvn, kvn)

n.

An assembly of 13 witches.

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[Perhaps from Middle English covent, assembly, convent; see convent.]

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coven [ˈkʌv^ən]

n

1. a meeting of witches

2. a company of 13 witches

[probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent]

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Coven a company or assembly, 1500; esp., a group or convent of witches, 1662; See also covin.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coven - an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose witch - a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil

Translations

coven [ˈkʌvən] N → aquelarre m

coven [ˈkʌvən] n [witches] → assemblée f de sorcières

coven

n → Hexenzirkel m; (= meeting) → Hexensabbat m