convent

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CONVENT, noun [Latin , to assemble.] 1. An assembly of persons devoted to religion; a body of monks or nuns. 2. A house for persons devoted to religion; an abbey; a monastery; a nunnery. CONVENT, verb transitive [Latin] To call before a judge or judicature. CONVENT, verb intransitive To meet; to concur. [Not used.]
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