Lewis & Short

conventīcĭus or -tītĭus, a, um, adj. [convenio], pertaining to coming together, or intercourse.

  1. * I. Adj.: patres conventicii, coming from various quarters, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 42.
  2. * II. Subst.: conventī-cĭum, ii, n. (sc. aes), = τὸ ἐκκλησιαστικόν, money paid to the poorer Greek citizens for attendance in the assemblies of the people, Cic. Rep. 3, 35, 48.