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claudere
Latin · ancient
"to close, to shut"
to close, to shut, combined with re- (back, away)
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recludere
Latin · ancient
"to shut away"
to shut away, from re- and claudere, with irregular past participle reclusus
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reclus
Old French · medieval
"someone withdrawn from society"
carried into French for someone withdrawn from society
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recluse
English · 1200s
"a person who lives in seclusion from society"
settled as the English word for a person who lives in seclusion from society
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