conventus Latin · revision 8447

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''conventus''' ''m'' (genitive conventūs); fourth declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is from [[conveniō]] “to come together” with the suffix [[-tus]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The OLD's earliest citation is from Terence, of coming together.^(OLD 2012) Köbler's first source is Cicero; he dates Terence 190–159 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It meant a coming together, as in Terence, and of heavenly bodies a conjunction.^(OLD 2012) In Cicero it meant an assembly, meeting, the community of Roman citizens living in a provincial town, and the governor's court held in the chief towns of a province, the assizes.^(OLD 2012) Döderlein contrasts ''concilium'', ''cōntiō'' and ''comitia'', meetings summoned for fixed purposes, with less formal gatherings.^(Döderlein 1874)

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+ Medieval Latin used ''conventus generālis'' for a general assembly of the realm, ''conventus pūblicus'' for a county court, ''synodālis conventus'' for a church council or synod, and a sitting of the monks of an abbey.^(Niermeyer 1976) Ecclesiastical Latin uses it for an assembly, a religious community, a convent.^(Stelten 1995) It survives in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese ''convento'' and French ''couvent'', and through Anglo-French ''covent'' it gave [[en|convent]] about 1200; the related ''conventiō'' gave [[en|convention]].^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence uses it of coming together.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of assemblies and assizes.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 1200 – English ''convent'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A coming together; a conjunction.^(OLD 2012)

+ # An [[m|en|assembly]], meeting.^(OLD 2012)

+ # A community of Roman citizens in a province.^(OLD 2012)

+ # An [[m|en|assize]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # ''(Ecclesiastical Latin)'' A religious community, a [[m|en|convent]]; a synod.^(Stelten 1995)^(Niermeyer 1976)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[conventiō]]

+ * [[conventīcius]]

+ * [[conventiculum]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[conveniō]]

+ * [[en|convent]]

+ * [[en|convention]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ It is also the participle ''conventus'' of [[conveniō]].^(Stelten 1995)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}