Sentence:  It was easy to say they'd all get along fine—join other <WSD>covensteads</WSD> or live free like most everybody else, but the truth was that joining a <WSD>covenstead</WSD> was no easy task, and most wouldn't know what to do with themselves without a witch to serve. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A Wiccan congregation.