/ ˈkɒnvənt; NAmE ˈkɑːnvent; -vənt/ noun
1.
a building in which nuns (= members of a female religious community) live together
2.
(also ˈconvent school ) a school run by nuns
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , from Latin conventus assembly, company, from the verb convenire assemble, agree, fit, from con- together + venire come. The original spelling was covent (surviving in the place name Covent Garden ); the modern form dates from the 16th cent.