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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.
coven (plural covens)
- A formal group or assembly of witches.
- A family, group or assembly of vampires.
- 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.
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
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