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Added 9 October 2026

cloistral

adjective

Latin root: claustrālis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cloistral at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows.

Origin

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

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