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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Convent

/kän'-vənt/ · Con·vent · IPA /ˈkɑn.vɛnt/
01 n. A coming together; a meeting.
  1. 1.
    A coming together; a meeting.[Obs.]
    “A usual ceremony at their [the witches] convents or meetings.” — B. Jonson.
  2. 2.
    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.
  3. 3.
    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.
Syn. Nunnery; monastery; abbey. See Cloister.
02 v. i. To meet together; to concur.
  1. 1.
    To meet together; to concur.[obs.]
  2. 2.
    To be convenient; to serve.[Obs.]
    “When that is known and golden time convents.” — Shak.
03 v. t. To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.
  1. 1.
    To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.[Obs.]