Meanings of convivial meetings in English

And may not convivial meetings have a similar remedial use?

Politics and patriotism were the common subjects of conversation in the various convivial meetings that took place.

CLEINIAS: You seem to imply, my friend, that convivial meetings, when rightly ordered, are an important element of education.

When at the bar, Lords Newton and Hermand were great friends, and many were the convivial meetings they enjoyed together.

The only other convivial meetings of our small symposium were on the birthdays of each member, Midwinter's Day and King's Birthday.

The first party unsuccessfully endeavoured to elude the laws prohibitory of sacrifices and divinations by concealing their religious ceremonies under the form of convivial meetings.

The convivial meetings of the people, even their labours and journeys, are cheered by songs composed for the occasion, and chanted often with considerable taste.

Convivial meetings were all the vogue, and the tavern was the universal rallying-place of good-fellowship.

'You imply that the regulation of convivial meetings is a part of education; how will you prove this?'