n. & adj.
--n. a person given to or living in seclusion or isolation, esp. as a religious discipline; a hermit.
--adj. favouring seclusion; solitary.
Derivatives:
reclusion n. reclusive adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF reclus recluse past part. of reclure f. L recludere reclus- (as RE-, claudere shut)