coven

UK: /ˈkʌvən/ US: /ˈkʌvən, ˈkoʊvən/ ,(kuv′ən, kō′vən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

cov•en /ˈkʌvən, ˈkoʊvən/   n. [countable]

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

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cov•en  (kuv′ən, kō′vən), n. 

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

• 1500–10 for sense "assembly''; 1655–65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

coven / ˈkʌv^ən/ noun

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

Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old French covin group, ultimately from Latin convenīre to come together; compare convent