Morpheme
Cloist(e)r [Cloister, Cloistr]
Type
free base
Denotation
shut, confine
Etymology
Middle English cloistre; Old French cloistre, clostre and/or Old English clauster; Medieval Latin claustrum; Latin claustrum, from claud- + -trum, from claudere
Evidence
cloister, cloistered, cloistral, uncloistered
Notes
cloister and claustrum are doublets
