Plural of Coventry; multiple references to the English city of Coventry, or instances of total destruction as in 'coventrate.'
The city name Coventry (Old English Coventree, possibly from the person Cofa plus tree meaning 'settlement') gains a plural form when discussing multiple references or sites of destruction.
The phrase 'sending to Coventry' (meaning to ostracize someone) predates the bombing, but the World War II destruction gave it a sinister new resonance that echoes through literature and history.
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