Con″vent (?), n. [L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a convent. See Convene, v. i.] 1. A coming together; a meeting.
A usual ceremony at their convents or meetings.
B. Jonson.
2. An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.
One of our convent, and his confessor.
Shak.
3. A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.
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.