MINSTER


Meaning of MINSTER in English

/min"steuhr/ , n.

1. a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.

2. any large or important church, as a cathedral.

[ bef. 900; ME, OE mynster (c. G Münster ) monisterium, for LL monasterium MONASTERY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .