claustral

adjective

claus·​tral ˈklȯ-strəl 

: cloistral

Examples of claustral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What today is beach-front property was then a verdant, claustral jungle; in photographs the dinosaurs seem to be lurking just outside the frame. —The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin claustralis, from claustrum cloister, from Latin, bar, bolt, confining space, from claudere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above