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claudere
Latin · ancient
"to close, to shut"
to close, to shut
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claustrum
Latin · ancient
"an enclosed place"
an enclosed place, from claudere
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Stage 3 of 4
cloistre
Old French · medieval
"a covered walkway enclosing a monastery courtyard"
carried into French for a covered walkway enclosing a courtyard in a monastery
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cloister
English · 1200s
"a covered monastery walkway, or a secluded place"
settled as the English word for a covered monastery walkway, or a secluded place
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