convent¹ /konˈvənt/

1. A closed community of people, usu women, devoted to a religious life
2. The house in which they live, a monastery or (now usu) nunnery
3. (in full convent school) a school where teaching is carried out by nuns

conventˈual adjective

Belonging to a convent

1. A monk or nun
2. (with cap) a member of one of the two divisions of the Franciscans, following a mitigated rule, the other division being the Observants

convent² /kən-ventˈ/ (Spenser, Shakespeare)

To convene, summon, cite.

To be suitable

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