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