English → Latin
“choister” in Latin
coenobiummonastery, convent, cloistermonastēriummonastery; cell; area used by a monk.porticuscolonnade, arcade; portico, porchperistȳliuma peristyle, an open interior space surrounded by columns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
choister
coenobium (Scriptores Ecclesiastici): monasterium (later and general term). To go into a cloister. *in coetum monachorum or monacharum recipi.
A portico, porticus (from porta, on account of the many doors, as it were, formed by the columns was a covered walk, gallery, or hall, supported by columns, which the Romans had contiguous to their houses for walks, especially round the temples and public buildings, in order to be sheltered from rain). OBSERVE: peristylium was an uncovered space in the middle of a house surrounded by porticoes.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for choister?
- The usual Latin words for “choister” are coenobium, monastērium, porticus; also peristȳlium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.