COVENT

Etymology

Noun

covent (plural covents)

(obsolete) Convent.

Source: Wiktionary


Cov"ent (kv"ent), n. Etym: [OF. covent, F. couvent. See Convent.]

Definition: A convent or monastery. [Obs.] Bale. Covent Garden, a large square in London, so called because originally it was the garden of a monastery.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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