conventual

[ kuhn-ven-choo-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.

noun
  1. a member of a convent or monastery.

Origin of conventual

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Medieval Latin conventuālis, equivalent to Latin conventu-, stem of conventusconvent + -ālis-al1

Other words from conventual

  • con·ven·tu·al·ly, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for conventual

conventual

/ (kənˈvɛntjʊəl) /


adjective
  1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent

noun
  1. a member of a convent

Derived forms of conventual

  • conventually, adverb

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