adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to a cloister.
2. 2
   Having cloisters; cloistered.
3. 3
   Relating to the claustrum of the brain.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cloisteredcloistralcloistralenclosinglimitingmonastic

Etymology

Based on Latin claustrum (“cloister”). Doublet of cloistral.

Related phrases

prior claustral

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