convent
[ kon-vent, -vuhnt ]
/ ˈkɒn vɛnt, -vənt /
noun
a community of persons devoted to religious life under a superior.
a society or association of monks, friars, or nuns: now usually used of a society of nuns.
the building or buildings occupied by such a society; a monastery or nunnery.
Obsolete.
assembly; meeting.
Origin of convent
1175–1225; < Medieval Latin
conventus; Latin: assembly, coming together, equivalent to
conven(īre) (see
convene) +
-tus suffix of v. action; replacing Middle English
covent < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin, as above
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British Dictionary definitions for convent
convent
/ (ˈkɒnvənt) /
noun
a building inhabited by a religious community, usually of nuns
the religious community inhabiting such a building
Also called: convent school
a school in which the teachers are nuns
Word Origin for convent
C13: from Old French
covent, from Latin
conventus meeting, from
convenīre to come together; see
convene