(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:46:31

Cov"ent (k?v"ent), n. [OF. covent, F. couvent. See Convent.]

A convent or monastery.

[Obs.]

Bale.

Covent Garden, a large square in London, so called because originally it was the garden of a monastery.

 

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