A friendly division wherein some members of a relatively large coven leave that coven to form their own coven. This resulting covens are generally considered “sister” covens. Compare this to hiving which results in a mother coven and daughter coven(s).
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...