conservatoire
noun /kənˈsɜːvətwɑː(r)/
/kənˈsɜːrvətwɑːr/
(British English) (North American English conservatory)
- a school or college at which people are trained in music and theatreWord Originlate 18th cent.: French, from Italian conservatorio, from late Latin conservatorium, from conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’. Compare with conservatory.