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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLAUSTRAL

a.[See Clause. ] Relating to a cloister, or religious house; as a claustral prior.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLAUSTRAL

Claus "tral, a. Etym: [F., fr. LL. claustralis, fr. L. claustrum. See Cloister. ]

 

Defn: Cloistral. Ayliffe

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

claustral

claus tral |ˈklôstrəl ˈklɔstrəl | adjective of or relating to a cloister or religious house: claustral buildings. enveloping; confining: this claustral heat. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin claustralis, from Latin claustrum lock, enclosed place (see cloister ).

 

claustration

claus tra tion |klôˈstrāSHən klɔˌsteɪʃ (ə )n | noun confinement as if in a cloister. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin claustrum lock, bolt + -ation .

 

Oxford Dictionary

claustral

claustral |ˈklɔːstr (ə )l | adjective 1 relating to a cloister or religious house: claustral buildings. 2 literary enveloping; confining: this claustral heat. ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin claustralis, from Latin claustrum lock, enclosed place (see cloister ).

 

claustration

claustration |klɔːˈstreɪʃ (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] literary confinement, as if in a cloister. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Latin claustrum lock, bolt + -ation .

 

French Dictionary

claustral

claustral , ale , aux adj. adjectif Relatif au cloître. Prononciation Les lettres au se prononcent comme un o fermé, [klostral ]

 

claustration

claustration n. f. nom féminin littéraire Isolement. : La tristesse de sa claustration. Prononciation Les lettres au se prononcent comme un o fermé, [klostrasjɔ̃ ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

claustra

claustra nombre femenino 1 Claustro (galería ).2 Celosía formando dibujos practicada en losas de piedra o barro cocido .

 

claustral

claustral adjetivo 1 Del claustro o relacionado con él .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que es miembro del claustro de un centro docente .