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conventual

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con⋅ven⋅tu⋅al

  [kuhn-ven-choo-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a convent.
–noun
2. Friar Minor Conventual.
3. a member of a convent or monastery.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML conventuālis, equiv. to L conventu-, s. of conventus convent + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
con⋅ven⋅tu⋅al⋅ly, adjective

Friar Minor Conventual

 
–noun, plural Friars Minor Conventual. Roman Catholic Church.
a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that separated from the Observants in the 15th century, and that observes a modification of the rule of St. Francis. Also called Conventual. Compare Friar Minor, capuchin (def. 4).
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con·ven·tu·al   (kən-věn'chōō-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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