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klavern

klavern

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A local group of the Ku Klux Klan that meets secretly
  • noun
  • /klævərn/
  • Offensive
: célula del Ku Klux Klan
  • As we go hence from this Klavern into the struggle of the alien world, let us not forget the crowning glory of a Klansman is to serve.

Examples

  • She felt uneasy entering the klavern, a place known for its secretive meetings and exclusivity.

  • You spend all that time at Klavern hall jaw-jackin' about them niggers and them commies and them Jews.

    The Best of Enemies (2019)

  • I was led into the Klavern hall, which was dark.

    The Best of Enemies (2019)

  • Said they want you at Klavern.

    The Best of Enemies (2019)

  • You get five or six of your friends of similar thinking... ...and we'll initiate the Madison County Klavern.

    A Time to Kill (1996)

  • Were you the Grand cyclops of the Mississippi Klavern of the White Knights for the Past three years?

    Mississippi Burning (1988)

  • The members gathered each month at the local klavern to discuss their shared beliefs and goals.

  • After years of being involved, he was proud to be an officer of the klavern in his community.

Surface Forms

klavern singular
klaverns plural

Morphology

klavern = Klan (opaque) = klan + vern

Formally built on the proper name 'Klan' with a non‑productive ending; the internal formation and the specific meaning 'local branch' are specialized and not inferable by normal morphological rules.

Etymology

Klavern was the name the Ku Klux Klan gave to a local group, and they used K at the start to match the group's name and make a special word. So, a Klavern is basically the Klan's local 'chapter' or meeting group.