klavern
AmericanEtymology
Origin of klavern
Example Sentences
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Ellis was the Exalted Cyclops of the Durham, N.C., klavern of the United Klans of America.
From New York Times
The Klansmen had been sent out by their klavern to find a black man, any black man, and kill him.
From Washington Post
A “grand dragon” oversees a geographic area within the Klan, and an “exalted cyclops” is the chief officer of a single Klan unit, also known as a “klavern.”
From Washington Times
This furor escalated when a leader of the anti-Klan forces bought a membership list of the local klavern.
From Los Angeles Times
In late 2014, authorities say Driver gave the Klan chapter, called a klavern, a photograph of the inmate, who'd been let out on supervised release.
From US News
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