/keuhn serr'veuh twahr", -serr"veuh twahr'/ ; Fr. /kawonn serdd vann twannrdd"/ , n. , pl. conservatoires /-twahrz", -twahrz'/ ; Fr. /-twannrdd"/ .
a conservatory, as of music or theatrical arts.
[ 1765-75; conservatorio CONSERVATORY, orig., orphanage; early schools of music originated in orphanages where a musical education was given ]