convive

[ kon-vahyv; French kawn-veev ]

noun

, plural con·vives [kon, -vahyvz, kaw, n, -, veev].

1. an eating or drinking companion; fellow diner or drinker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of convive¹

1640–50; < French < Latin convīva table-companion, guest, equivalent to con- con- + -vīva, derivative of vīvere to live. See vital

Example Sentences

On estoit sur le poinct de faire tabagie ou convive solemnel sur son dernier adieu.

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It was impossible, unless the convive sat as a centre-piece in the middle, to put another guest at that table.

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The clatter of some late convive seating himself also caused him to turn his head.

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There was a French secretary of legation for Berne, a most pleasant convive; and the Austrian general was equally amusing.

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