klostern.
/ˈkləʊstə/ A convent, a monastery (in Germany, Flanders, etc.).
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minstereOE
monklifeeOE
clausterc1000
abbotricOE
house?a1160
anchor-house?c1225
religion?c1225
abbeyc1300
nunneryc1300
house (also abbey) of religiona1325
nunryc1325
closterc1330
cloister1340
monasterya1425
monk-house?c1475
friars1479
convent1528
guild1546
prioressy1575
abbey-stead1620
minchery1710
reclusory1821
akhara1838
house of piety1838
kloster1844
1844 H. W. Longfellow Norman Baron iv Bells, that from the neighboring kloster Rang for the Nativity.
1878 J. G. Whittier Vision of Echard 12 On minster tower and kloster cross, The westering sunshine fell.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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