conventual Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
    cloistral; monastical; cloistered; monastic.

WordNet

Con*ven"tu*al adjective
Etymology
LL. conventualis: cf. F. conventuel.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic. "A conventual garb." Macaulay. Wordsworth.
Con*ven"tu*al noun
Definitions
  1. One who lives in a convent; a monk or num; a recluse. Addison.

Webster 1913