convents

On the other hand, a friar, be he a priest or a brother, is a member of a mendicant order who usually lives in a friary that said, I will admit that the Dominicans sometimes refer to their houses as priories while some houses of friars are referred to as convents.

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

On the other hand, a friar, be he a priest or a brother, is a member of a mendicant order who usually lives in a friary that said, I will admit that the Dominicans sometimes refer to their houses as priories while some houses of friars are referred to as convents.

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

On the other hand, a friar, be he a priest or a brother, is a member of a mendicant order who usually lives in a friary that said, I will admit that the Dominicans sometimes refer to their houses as priories while some houses of friars are referred to as convents.

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

On the other hand, a friar, be he a priest or a brother, is a member of a mendicant order who usually lives in a friary that said, I will admit that the Dominicans sometimes refer to their houses as priories while some houses of friars are referred to as convents.

No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

An’ dem convents is always good for a cup o’ tay ... ’ etc. etc.

Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

Without speaking of Southern Italy, rich in Greek convents, we must not omit to mention the famous monasteries of Mount Ossa, of the Meteora, of Phocis, and of the Peloponnesus.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

As late as the early part of the nineteenth century, tooth-brushes were not allowed in certain French convents, being looked upon as a luxury.

Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View Price Collier 1886

You will think I pass my time in convents, but I find no other places half so interesting and you know I always had a fancy that way.

Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country Frances Erskine Inglis 1843

What do girls learn in convents, especially in Italian convents?

The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

The famous dulcerías of Puebla originated in convents.

Clerical Garb, a Matter of Habit? 2007