convent

convent
convent (n.) c.1200, covent, cuvent, from Anglo-Fr. covent, from O.Fr. convent, from L. conventus "assembly," used in M.L. for "religious house," originally pp. of convenire "come together" (see CONVENE (Cf. convene)). Not exclusively feminine until 18c. The form with restored Latin -n- emerged early 15c. The Middle English form remains in London's Covent Garden district (notorious late 18c. for brothels), so called because it had been the garden of a defunct monastery.
COVENT GARDEN ABBESS. A bawd.
COVENT GARDEN AGUE. The venereal diЕїeaЕїe.
["Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue," 1796]

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  • Convent — Con vent, n. [L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a convent. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. A coming together; a meeting. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A usual ceremony at their [the witches] convents or meetings. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. An association or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convent — ► NOUN 1) a Christian community of nuns living under monastic vows. 2) (also convent school) a school attached to and run by a convent. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin conventus assembly, company …   English terms dictionary

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  • Convent — Con*vent , v. i. [L. conventus, p. p. of convenire. See {Convene}, v. i.] 1. To meet together; to concur. [obs.] Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. To be convenient; to serve. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When that is known and golden time convents. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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