ˈmin(t)stə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mynster, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin monisterium, from Late Latin monasterium — more at monastery
1. obsolete : monastery
2.
a.
(1) : a church of a monastery
(2) : a church originally belonging to a monastery but remaining after the monastery has ceased to exist
b. : a cathedral or a church of large size or importance that has never been monastic