klavern

[ klav-ern ]

/ ˈklæv ərn /

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noun

a local branch of the Ku Klux Klan.

a meeting place of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Origin of klavern

First recorded in 1920–25; Kl(an) + (c)avern

Words nearby klavern

klap, Klappvisier, klatsch, Klaus, Klausenburg, klavern, klaxon, kleagle, Kléber, Klebs, klebsiella

How to use klavern in a sentence

Rowe was recruited by the FBI in March 1960 and encouraged to join the Eastview Klavern of the Alabama Klan.
40 years for Justice: Did the FBI Cover for the Birmingham Bombers?|Gary May|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most of this secret work is called the “Way of the Klavern,” and is unimportant.
The Modern Ku Klux Klan|Henry Peck Fry