Etymology

cloistral

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, resembling or living in a cloister. Full definition →

Latin claustrālis ← Middle French cloistral
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  1. Middle French · derived fromcloistral
  2. Latin · derived fromclaustrālis“of the cloister”
  3. English todaycloistral

Ultimately from Latin claustrālis (“of the cloister”), probably via Middle French cloistral. Doublet of claustral.

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