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conversus

[ kuh n-vur-suh s ]

/ kənˈvɜr səs /

noun, plural con·ver·si [kuh n-vur-sahy, -see] /kənˈvɜr saɪ, -si/. Ecclesiastical.

a lay brother.

Origin of conversus

< Latin, past participle of convertere to convert¹; see converse²

Words nearby conversus

conversion, conversion disorder, conversion ratio, conversion table, conversive heat, conversus, convert, convertase, converted, converted rice, converted steel

Example sentences from the Web for conversus

On arrival he asked to be admitted as a conversus, and was given charge of the monasterys sheep.

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