Monday, February 8, 2016

coven, covin

Coven or coven means a group of witches who meet regularly--
She has been reading up on wicca, and wants to join a coven.
He claims that he is under the influence of a coven of witches.

Covin or covin ( rhymes or nearly rhymes with coven ) is a legal term, meaning a secret agreement between two or more persons, to the harm of another--
A covin between two other firms may be putting him out of business.
We suspect a peice-fixing covin, but the investigation isn't finished.

Covin is also an archaic ( not used anymore ) term for fraud or deception--
They have been accused of covin and dealing in counterfeit goods.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"With the help of members of their coven, they entered into a covin designed to cheat him of his inheritance."

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