coven

     

Coven or covan was originally a late meieval Scots word (c1500) meaning a gathering of any kind, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It derives from the Latin root word convenire meaning to come together or to gather, which also gave rise to the English word convene.

Trivia about coven

  • (Hi, I'm Melissa Joan Hart) The traditional number of witches in this group is 13; a leader & 12 followers
  • It's the term for a spellbound assembly of 13 witches
  • This word for an assembly of witches comes from the same Latin root as convent
  • This word for an assembly of 13 witches comes from the same root as a word for a gathering of nuns
  • 13 witches
  • This term for a group of witches is from an Anglo-Norman word meaning "assembly"

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