Noah Webster
Convent
CONVENT, noun [Latin , to assemble.]
1. An assembly of persons devoted to religion; a body of monks or nuns.
2. A house for persons devoted to religion; an abbey; a monastery; a nunnery.
CONVENT, verb transitive [Latin] To call before a judge or judicature.
CONVENT, verb intransitive To meet; to concur. [Not used.]