n.
Pronunciation: ' kän- ˌ dü- ə t, - ˌ dyü- also -dw ə t, -d ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cunduit pipe, passage, conduct, in part from cunduit, past participle of cunduire to lead, from Latin conducere, in part from Medieval Latin conductus ― more at CONDUCT
Date: 14th century
1 : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed
2 archaic : FOUNTAIN
3 : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables
4 : a means of transmitting or distributing <a conduit for illicit payments> <a conduit of information>