/kon"vuyv/ ; Fr. /kawonn veev"/ , n. , pl. convives /-vuyvz/ ; Fr. /-veev"/ .
an eating or drinking companion; fellow diner or drinker.
[ 1640-50; conviva table-companion, guest, equiv. to con- CON- + -viva, deriv. of vivere to live. See VITAL ]
/kon"vuyv/ ; Fr. /kawonn veev"/ , n. , pl. convives /-vuyvz/ ; Fr. /-veev"/ .
an eating or drinking companion; fellow diner or drinker.
[ 1640-50; conviva table-companion, guest, equiv. to con- CON- + -viva, deriv. of vivere to live. See VITAL ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012