claustration
noun
claus·tra·tion
\klȯˈstrāshən\
Definition of claustration
-s
: the act of confining in or as if in a cloister
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Origin and Etymology of claustration
probably from French, from Medieval Latin claustrum monastery + French -ation — more at cloister
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