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convent

con·vent [ kónvənt, kón vènt ] (plural con·vents)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. religious community: a community of women who live a life devoted largely to religious worship

2. religious community's building: the building occupied by a community of religious women

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman covent< Latin conventus "assembly" < convenire (see convene)]
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