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convent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Convent \Con*vent"\, v. t. To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns. [1913 Webster] One of our convent, and his [the duke's] confessor. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster]
