couvent

Definitions of couvent
  1. noun
    the residence of a religious community
    synonyms: monastère
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    types:
    abbaye
    a monastery ruled by an abbot
    abbaye
    a monastery of friars
    type of:
    cloitre, monastère
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
  2. noun
    a convent ruled by an abbess
  3. noun
    a religious residence especially for nuns
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    types:
    couvent de religieuses
    the convent of a community of nuns
    type of:
    cloitre, monastère
    residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
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