conversus
noun
a lay brother.
conversi
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pluralof conversus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But their church had to be looked to before it could serve for the worship of the conversi.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Charles L. (Charles Latimer) Marson
The charming little quadrangle, known as Wash House Court, was the habitation of the "conversi" or lay brothers, the servants of the convent.
From Memorials of Old London Volume I by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
Here live and pray some thirty-six monks, with a like number of conversi or lay-brothers.
From England of My Heart : Spring by Edward Hutton
There was a second range of stalls in the extreme western bays of the nave for the fratres conversi, or lay brothers.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
In connection with monasteries were bake-houses, and the work here would be done by the conversi or lay brothers.
From England in the Days of Old by William Andrews
