conventio

ἀεί ποτ' εὖ μὲν ἀσκός εὖ δὲ θύλακος ἅνθρωπός ἐστι → this guy's always good at being a wineskin, and at times a winesack

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

conventĭo: ōnis, f. convenio,
I a meeting, assembling.
I In gen. (very rare), Cod. Th. 8, 8, 3; 16, 2, 14 al.—
II Esp.
   A = contio, an assembly, meeting (very rare), Varr. L. L. 6, § 87 sq. Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 113, 10: in conventione = in contione.—
   B Agreement, covenant, convention, compact, Dig. 2, 14, 1 sq.; Liv. 27, 30, 12; Sen. Ira, 3, 26, 4; Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 2; Tac. H. 3, 70 al.—
   C In manum conventio, of a woman, the coming into the hands (manus) of her husband by marriage, Gai Inst. 3, 24; Ulp. Fragm. 26, 7; cf. convenio, I. B. 2.—
   D A judicial proceeding against one, indictment, charge (very rare): personae, Cod. Just. 3, 6, 3 al.

conventĭō,¹⁴ ōnis, f. (convenio),
1 assemblée du peuple : Varro L. 6, 87 ; P. Fest. 113, 10