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con·ven·tu·al
(kən-vĕn′cho͞o-əl)adj.
Of or relating to a convent.
n.
1. A member of a convent.
2. Conventual A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that permits the accumulation and possession of common property.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin conventuālis, from conventus, convent; see convent.]
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conventual
(kənˈvɛntjʊəl)adj
(Ecclesiastical Terms) of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a member of a convent
conˈventually adv
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con•ven•tu•al
(kənˈvɛn tʃu əl)adj.
1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.
n. 2. a member of a convent or monastery.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin conventuālis= Latin conventu-, s. of conventus convent + -ālis -al 1]
con•ven′tu•al•ly, adv.
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