Cŏn'duit, n.

(kŏn'dit, or kŭn'dit), n. [O. Fr. conduit, N. Fr. conduit, Sp. conducto (Pg. conducta), It. condotto, L. Lat. & Lat. conductus, from conducere, conductum. See supra.] 1. That which conducts or conveys; especially, a pipe, canal, or the like, for the conveyance of water or any other liquid. “All the conduits of my blood froze up.” Shak. This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk. Burke. 2. (Arch.) A narrow passage, usually under ground, for the purpose of secret communication between apartments. Gwill.