coven

[ kuhv-uhn, koh-vuhn ]

noun

1. an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.

coven

/ ˈkʌvən /

noun

1. a meeting of witches
2. a company of 13 witches

Word History and Origins

Origin of coven¹

1500–10 for sense “assembly”; 1655–65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent

Word History and Origins

Origin of coven¹

C16: probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent

Example Sentences

She’s actually thousands of years old, and during the Salem Witch Trials she turned a bunch of her coven members over to the Puritans to cull the weak witches, arguing the strongest would survive attempts to burn them at the stake.

From Time

Americans recognize less and less of themselves on TV, and Congress is typically portrayed as a coven of extremism.

From Time

Kathy Bates was really good on American Horror Story: Coven.

From The Daily Beast

Guggenheim pulled the confirmed bachelor into her coven of beatnik friends.

From The Daily Beast

On American Horror Story: Coven, Jessica Lange plays a drunk witch.

From The Daily Beast

Entertainment Weekly Stevie Nicks to guest star on American Horror Story: Coven.

From The Daily Beast

But Coven is also groundbreaking in ways, at least at this point in its run, that it may not be receiving credit for.

From The Daily Beast

He nodded, and followed the priest and the worshipers into the main part of the Coven.

From Project Gutenberg

At the far end of the block he could see the tiny red light of the Coven.

From Project Gutenberg

His nearest shelter now was the Wee Coven, about half a mile away.

From Project Gutenberg

But he kept on crawling, and at last he reached the door of the Coven.

From Project Gutenberg

Helen Fraser, of the same “coven,” was a most dangerous witch.

From Project Gutenberg