covin

See also: Covin

English

Etymology

From Old French covin, from Latin convena (“a meeting, a coming together”), from conveniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌvɪn/

Noun

covin (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, law) Fraud, deception.

Related terms

• convent
• convention
• coven

 

Further reading

• Covin in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• Voćin

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈko.βin]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈko.vin]

Verb

covin

1. inflection of covar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative