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Coventry

co·ventry

UK/ˈkɒvəntɹi/ US/ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)

  • “the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
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2.

an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century

Origin

Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”). Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.

Phrases

  • East Coventry
  • North Coventry
  • send to Coventry
  • sent to Coventry
  • South Coventry

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