"covent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: covents [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English covent, from Old French covent (modern French couvent). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|covent}} Middle English covent, {{der|en|fro|covent}} Old French covent, {{cog|fr|couvent}} French couvent Head templates: {{en-noun}} covent (plural covents)
  1. (obsolete) Convent. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: Covent Garden
    Sense id: en-covent-en-noun-J~vDH14K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries

Inflected forms

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