The Collaborative International Dictionary
Convive \Con"vive\, n. [L. conviva: cf. F. convive.]
A quest at a banquet. [R.]
--Beaumont.
Convive \Con*vive"\, v. i. [L. convivari; akin to convivium a
feast, convivere to live or feast together; con- + vivere to
live.]
To feast together; to be convivial. [Obs.] ``There, in the
full, convive we.''
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, from French convive, from Latin conviva "one who feasts with others," from convivere (see convivial). In mid-19c., also "woman 'who lives in the same house with a number of others.' "
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context obsolete English) a feast or banquet 2 (context obsolete English) a participant in a feast or banquet vb. (context obsolete English) To feast with others
Usage examples of "convive".
Lasciami pensare, Gallagher è a New York, da qualche parte, e convive con un regista di Broadway, credo che sia Ollie Boon, sì, Ollie.