Etymology

conventual

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Today it means: Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic. Full definition →

Medieval Latin conventuālis ← Latin conventus
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  1. Latin · derived fromconventus“convent”
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromconventuālis
  3. English todayconventual

From Medieval Latin conventuālis, from Latin conventus (“convent”).

Words from the same roots

Latinconventus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.