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Conventual

//kənˈvɛnt͡ʃuəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to a convent or convent life; cloistered, monastic.

    "The noise of her steps, light as they were, attracted the stranger's notice, who, turning round and letting her mantle fall as she did so, showed a tall and stately figure, dressed in what appeared to be some conventual costume."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a convent.
  2. 2
    A member of one of the two divisions of the Franciscans, following a mitigated rule, the other being the Observants.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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