conventually
conventually adverb: in a conventual manner.
Adverb
conventually (comparative more conventually, superlative most conventually)
- In a conventual manner.
- They possessed one-half of the English sees in so far as there was attached to the cathedral a monastery whose monks served the cathedral, and formed, conventually, the Chapter which had the right of election.1902, Ethelred Luke Taunton, Thomas Wolsey: legate and reformer, page 119
- Andrew Skinner of Yorkshire, 'a Devote and Oblate of our Order', lived conventually for many years at the monastery in Dieulouard, Lorraine, before returning to England to live with his brother and to die in 1672.1987, The Downside Review, volume 105, page 152
Forms of conventually
| comparative | more conventually |
|---|---|
| superlative | most conventually |
Origin of conventually
From conventual + -ly.
Questions about conventually
- What does conventually mean?
- Conventually means in a conventual manner.
- What part of speech is conventually?
- Conventually is an adverb.
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