conventual adjective & noun. [kǝn'vɛntjʊǝl] LME.
[medieval Latin conventualis, from Latin conventus CONVENT noun: see -AL¹.]
A. adjective.
1. Of or belonging to a convent; characteristic of a convent. LME.
■ M. Beerbohm A conventual hush in her voice.

2. (Conventual.) Designating or pertaining to the Franciscan Conventuals (see sense B.1 below). E18.
b. noun.
1. (Conventual.) A member of a branch of the Franciscans in which the friars live in large convents and follow a less strict rule. Cf. Observant. M16.

2. A member or inmate of a convent. E17.

■ conventually adverb LME.

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