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conventual Definition

con·ven·tual (kən ven′c̸ho̵̅o̅ əl)

adjective

Etymology: ME < ML conventualis

of, like, or characteristic of a convent

noun

  1. a member of a convent
  2. a member of a branch (Friars Minor Conventual) of the Franciscan order under a modified rule that permits the holding of property in common

conventual Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • chaplain: The same statutes will also serve as rules for the rights of passage of deacons or conventual chaplain, whatever their age on reception.
  • church: The church was also the conventual church of the Order of English Girls.
  • building: To the west of the church there are still some remains of the conventual buildings.
  • brethren: On the forfeiture of William, Lord Crichton, in 1484, these lands reverted to the Abbot and conventual brethren.
  • life: Whenever one his charges was ready to return to conventual life the infirmarer sought authorisation from the abbot for his return to the cloister.
  • seal: January 1540 by the Prior and monks under the conventual seal.