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covinnoun
fraud, deception
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Covin, Covinenoun
A deceitful agreement between two or more, to the hurt of another. John Cowell
Wikipedia
Covin
Covin (from the Fr. covine, or couvine, from Lat. convenire, to come together), an association of persons, so used in the Statute of Labourers of 1360, which, inter alia, declared void "all alliances and covins of stonemasons and carpenters".The more common use of the term in English law was for a secret agreement between persons to cheat and defraud, but the word is now obsolete and has been superseded by "collusion" or "conspiracy to cheat and defraud".
Webster Dictionary
Covinnoun
a collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third
Covinnoun
deceit; fraud; artifice
Etymology: [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to agree. See Covenant.]
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Covin
Covin, an association of persons, so used in the Statute of Labourers of 1360, which, inter alia, declared void all alliances and covins of stonemasons and carpenters. The more common use of the term in English law was for a secret agreement between persons to cheat and defraud, but the word is now obsolete and has been superseded by collusion or conspiracy to cheat and defraud. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Covin
kuv′in, n. a compact: a conspiracy.—adjs. Cov′inous, Cov′enous, deceitful. [O. Fr. covin—Late L. convenium—L. convena, a meeting—con, together, venīre, to come.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
COVIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Covin is ranked #23576 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Covin surname appeared 1,077 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Covin.
48.1% or 518 total occurrences were Black.
44.2% or 477 total occurrences were White.
3.9% or 43 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3% or 33 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.5% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of covin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of covin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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