cloister

English

/ˈklɔɪstə/, /ˈklɔɪstɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle; especially:
  • A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion.
  • (figuratively) The monastic life.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cloistre derived from Old French cloistre derived from Old English clauster derived from Latin claustrum (enclosure, bar, place shut in, bolt, a shut in place, closed space, gate, a shut-in place, cloister), claustrum (enclosure, bar, place shut in, bolt, a shut in place, closed space, gate, a shut-in place, cloister) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook).

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Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kleh₂w-

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hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook

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