"claustration" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: claustrations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|clōstra||lock, enclosure}} Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} claustration (countable and uncountable, plural claustrations)
  1. Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Monasticism
    Sense id: en-claustration-en-noun-M45~4iws Disambiguation of Monasticism: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 25 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 75 25
  2. A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-claustration-en-noun-KuaRWJ93

Inflected forms

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