Convent

the fraternity or sisterhood of an abbey or priory; a community of religious persons, whether monks or nuns, Conventicie, a small gathering for religious worship. The word was applied to the schools of Wyclif. Afterward it was used of Di enters from the Establishment in Queen Elizabeth’s time, but it did not come into great prominence till the —T of the Uniformity Act in 1662. hen conventicle was employed as a term of contempt.