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conservatoire

con·ser·va·toire [ kən sùrvə twr ] (plural con·ser·va·toires)


noun 
Definition:
 
music 
Same as  conservatory (sense 1)


[Late 18th century. Via French< Italian conservatorio< late Latin conservatorium (see conservatory)]
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