claustral

[ klaw-struh l ]

/ ˈklɔ strəl /

cloistral; cloisterlike.

Origin of claustral

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin claustrālis, equivalent to claustr(um) bolt, barrier (see claustrum) + -ālis -al¹

Some collections which later were distinctively church libraries were at first claustral.

Old English Libraries |Ernest Savage
When they did speak to me it was with their lips hardly moving, in a claustral, clear whisper.

Notes on Life and Letters |Joseph Conrad
I know thy meaning, answered Friar John; this metaphor is extracted out of the claustral kettle.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais
The gist of the matter was that the children constituted a hindrance to claustral discipline and devotion.

Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 |Eileen Edna Power

Each day is a festival unto them, who diligently heed the claustral proverb, De missa ad mensam.

Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais

claustral

/ (ˈklɔːstrəl) /

a less common variant of cloistral