n. | 1. | A coming together; a meeting. |
2. | An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns. | |
3. | A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery. | |
v. i. | 1. | To meet together; to concur. |
2. | To be convenient; to serve. | |
v. t. | 1. | To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene. |
Noun | 1. | convent - a religious residence especially for nuns |
2. | convent - a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together |