Bible Dictionaries
Convent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To be convenient; to serve.

(2):

(v. i.) A coming together; a meeting.

(3):

(v. i.) An association or community of recluses devoted to a religious life; a body of monks or nuns.

(4):

(v. i.) A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a monastery or nunnery.

(5):

(v. i.) To meet together; to concur.

(6):

(v. t.) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Convent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/convent.html. 1828.