Covent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Covent \Cov"ent\ (k?v"ent), n. [OF. covent, F. couvent. See
     {Convent}.]
     A convent or monastery. [Obs.] --Bale.
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     {Covent Garden}, a large square in London, so called because


        originally it was the garden of a monastery.
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