A census-designated place, the parish seat of St. James Parish, Louisiana, United States.

(obsolete) To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene. / (obsolete) To meet together; to concur. / (obsolete) To be convenient; to serve.

A religious community whose members (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows. / The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives.

(finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour. / Ordinary, commonplace. / Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.

A meeting or gathering. / A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates. / The convening of a formal meeting. / A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.

present participle of convent

simple past tense and past participle of convent

(obsolete) Brought together, convened.

conventual