CLAUSTRAL


Meaning of CLAUSTRAL in English

[ 'klɔ:str(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 relating to a cloister or religious house.

2》 literary enveloping; confining.

Origin

ME: from late L. ~is , from L. claustrum (see cloister ).

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