[ˈkɒnv(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows
(e.g: Maria entered the convent at the age of eighteen)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin conventus ‘assembly, company’, from the verb convenire (see convene). The original spelling was covent (surviving in the place name Covent Garden); the modern form dates from the 16th century