1. a Christian community of nuns living together under monastic vows: "Maria entered the convent at the age of eighteen"
▪ a school attached to and run by a convent.
▪ the building or buildings occupied by a convent:"the long windy path behind the convent"
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin conventus ‘assembly, company’, from the verb convenire (see convene). The original spelling was covent (surviving in the place name Covent Garden); the modern form dates from the 16th century.
Religious establishment, where clerics lead a religious life in community
A convent is an enclosed community of monks, nuns, friars or religious sisters. Alternatively, convent means the building used by the community. Wikipedia
