CONVENT


Meaning of CONVENT in English

I. ˈkän-vənt, -ˌvent noun

Etymology: Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenire

Date: 13th century

: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation ; especially : an establishment of nuns

II. kən-ˈvent verb

Etymology: Latin conventus, past participle of convenire

Date: 1514

obsolete : convene

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