■ noun Brit. a large or important church, typically one of cathedral status in the north of England that was built as part of a monastery.
Origin
OE mynster , via eccles. L. from Gk monastērion (see monastery ).
■ noun Brit. a large or important church, typically one of cathedral status in the north of England that was built as part of a monastery.
Origin
OE mynster , via eccles. L. from Gk monastērion (see monastery ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004