conventual


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conventual /kənˈvɛntʃʊəl/
adjective relating or belonging to a convent.

■ relating to the less strict order of the Franciscans, living in large convents.

noun a person who lives in or is a member of a convent.
– origin ME: from med. L. conventualis, from L. conventus (see convent).
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