■ noun a Christian community of nuns living under monastic vows.
↘(also ~ school ) a school attached to and run by a ~.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. ~us 'assembly, company', from convenire (see convene ).
■ noun a Christian community of nuns living under monastic vows.
↘(also ~ school ) a school attached to and run by a ~.
Origin
ME: from OFr., from L. ~us 'assembly, company', from convenire (see convene ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004