bonaventure

[ bon-uh-ven-cher, bon-uh-ven- ]

/ ˈbɒn əˌvɛn tʃər, ˌbɒn əˈvɛn- /

noun Nautical.

a mast fitted with a lateen sail (bonaventure mizzen) or lugsail, situated behind the mizzenmast at or near the stern, used in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

Origin of bonaventure

First recorded in 1490–1500, bonaventure is from the Italian word buonaventura literally, good luck. See bonus, venture

Words nearby bonaventure

bonaparte, bonapartism, bonapartist, bonar law, bonaventura, bonaventure, bonavist, bonbon, bonbonnière, bonce, bond

Definition for bonaventure (2 of 2)

Bonaventure

[ bon-uh-ven-cher, bon-uh-ven- ]

/ ˈbɒn əˌvɛn tʃɛr, ˌbɒn əˈvɛn- /

noun

Saintthe Seraphic Doctor,1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.

Also Bonaventura.

Example sentences from the Web for bonaventure

I suspect his final opera omni in a critical German edition will equal in length that of Augustine, Aquinas, and Bonaventure.

Benedict the Philosopher |Justin Green |March 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
One thing is certain, that prior to the time of our Saint, the name Bonaventure was in existence.

Saint Bonaventure |Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.
We are in no way concerned to prove the nobility of Bonaventure's ancestors.

Saint Bonaventure |Rev. Fr. Laurence Costelloe, O.F.M.
It was some distance to Bonaventure, and my companion was not communicative, but I did not find the silence irksome.

The Mistress of Bonaventure |Harold Bindloss

With Bonaventure, graphic as parts of it unquestionably are, one positively loses patience.

A History of American Literature Since 1870 |Fred Lewis Pattee
One day, when I was too busy for anything, the people from Bonaventure drove over, and wanted to take you back.

The Mistress of Bonaventure |Harold Bindloss

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