[con.ceit] n [ME, fr. conceiven] (14c) 1 a (1): a result of mental activity: thought (2): individual opinion b: favorable opinion; esp: excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtue
2: a fancy article 3 a: a fanciful idea b: an elaborate or strained metaphor c: use or presence of such conceits in poetry d: an organizing theme or concept "found his ~ for the film early --Peter Wilkinson"
[2]conceit vt (1557) 1 obs: conceive, understand
2. chiefly dial: imagine 3 dial Brit: to take a fancy to