convent
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noun \ˈkän-vənt, -ˌvent\Definition of CONVENT
: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation; especially : an establishment of nuns
See Origin of CONVENT
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenire
First Known Use: 13th century
Rhymes with CONVENT
absent, accent, Advent, anent, ascent, assent, augment, besprent, cement, comment, consent, content, descent, detent, dissent, docent, event, extent, ferment, foment, fragment, frequent, hell-bent, indent, intent, invent, lament, loment, low-rent, mordent, outspent, percent, pigment, portent, present, prevent, pup tent, quitrent, rack-rent, relent, repent, resent, segment, Shymkent, Tashkent, torment, well-meant, wisent
2con·vent
verb \kən-ˈvent\Definition of CONVENT
obsolete : convene
Origin of CONVENT
Latin conventus, past participle of convenire
First Known Use: 1514
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