conclave
noun
[ ˈkɒŋkleɪv ]
• a private meeting.
Similar:
(private) meeting,
gathering,
assembly,
conference,
convention,
convocation,
council,
session,
summit,
forgathering,
parley,
powwow,
get-together,
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a private room): via French from Latin conclave ‘lockable room’, from con- ‘with’ + clavis ‘key’.
