conventual

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adjective

con·​ven·​tu·​al kən-ˈven-chə-wəl 

-chü-əl,

kän-,

-ˈvench-wəl

1

: of, relating to, or befitting a convent or monastic life : monastic

2

capitalized : of or relating to the Conventuals

conventually adverb

conventual

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noun

1

capitalized : a member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual forming a branch of the first order of St. Francis of Assisi under a mitigated rule

2

: a member of a conventual community

Examples of conventual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But degraded conventual forces could drive Putin to other means of exerting force. —Matt Seyler, ABC News, 10 May 2022

The Rev. Brad Heckathorne, a Conventual Franciscan friar, performed the ceremony at the chapel at Duke University. —New York Times, 23 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French conventuel, from Medieval Latin conventualis, from conventus convent

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1