What does "convent" mean?
Convent: An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns. One of our convent, and his [the duke's] confessor. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery. One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a convent. Addison. See Cloister.
- 3.To meet together; to concur. [obs.] Beau. & Fl.
- 4.To be convenient; to serve. [Obs.] When that is known and golden time convents. Shak.
- 5.To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene. [Obs.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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