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claustral Definition

claus·tral (klôstrəl)

adjective

  1. of or related to a cloister
  2. secluded, isolated, or retired from the world

Etymology: ME < LL claustralis < L claustrum: see cloister

claustral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • building: However, most of the claustral buildings along the east range can be fully investigated.
  • range: This may indicate that Blue Bridge Lane features contained the food refuse, which was lacking from earlier excavations of the claustral range.
  • complex: The church was demolished soon after the Dissolution, and a house was established over part of the claustral complex.

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