different between coven vs covenant

English

Etymology

From Middle English covent, from Anglo-Norman covent, cuvent, from Old French covent, from Latin conventum, from conveni?, from cum (“with”) and venio (“I come”). Doublet of convent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.v?n/
• Rhymes: -?v?n

Noun

coven (plural covens)

1. A formal group or assembly of witches.
2. A family, group or assembly of vampires.
3. A clique that shares common interests or activities.
   • 1986, David Leavitt, The Lost Language of Cranes, Penguin, paperback edition, 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.

Derived terms

• covener, covenstead, covendom

Translations

Anagrams

• vonce

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?ko.v?n/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?ko.b?n/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ko.ven/

Verb

coven

1. third-person plural present indicative form of covar

English

Alternative forms

• covenaunt (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English covenaunt, borrowed from Old French covenant (“agreement”), from Latin conveni?ns, convenientem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveni? (“to agree”). Cognate with convenient and convene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?v.?n.?nt/, /?k?v.n?nt/

Noun

covenant (plural covenants)

1. (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
2. (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
3. A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
4. An incidental clause in an agreement.

Synonyms

• Thesaurus:pact
• Thesaurus:agreement

Related terms

• Ark of the Covenant
• covenant of salt
• covenant of title
• New Covenant
• Old Covenant
• religious covenant
• biblical covenant
• exclusionary covenants
• Mosaic covenant
• New Covenant theology
• Covenant marriage
• Covenant theology
• Covenantal nomism

Translations

Verb

covenant (third-person singular simple present covenants, present participle covenanting, simple past and past participle covenanted)

1. To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant.
2. (law) To enter a formal agreement.
3. (law) To bind oneself in contract.
4. (law) To make a stipulation.

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• covenant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• covenant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• covenant at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “covenant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Old French

Etymology

From Latin conveni?ns, conveni?ntem (“agreeing, agreeable, suitable, convenient”), present participle of conveni? (“to agree”).

Verb

covenant

1. present participle of covenir

Noun

covenant m (oblique plural covenanz or covenantz, nominative singular covenanz or covenantz, nominative plural covenant)

1. covenant

Descendants

• English: covenant
• French: convenant