Definitions

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  • noun Wicca A permanent circle or temple used to meet for rituals and to store religious items, often a mundane location.
  • noun Wicca A Wiccan congregation.

Etymologies

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coven +‎ stead; first attested in 1969.

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Examples

  • I nearly killed myself defending this covenstead from Selange and from the angels.

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  • Freedom to court Max—after all, he would no longer be of her covenstead.

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  • And what could be so dangerous inside the covenstead?

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  • Part of it was Giselle—as ruthless and brutal as she was, she cared about the people of her covenstead more than she cared about power and prestige.

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  • For the love of darkness, he had helped this covenstead fight off both the angel attack and his own former witch!

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  • “Is Horngate your covenstead?” he asked, scrutinizing her as if he was studying a rare bird.

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  • They only ventured into the night for very good reasons, like the covenstead being under attack.

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  • He had left everything at Aulne Rouge, his former covenstead.

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  • Their compulsion spells would not like the threat of their witch leaving the safety of the covenstead, especially in her weakened condition.

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  • Selange could be trying to plant you inside my covenstead to spy.

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