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“cloistral” in Latin

The English word cloistral itself goes back to Latin claudō, through claustrālis.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

cloistral
monasterialis (quite late), or circumlocution with genitive; e.g., coenobitarum or monachorum (of the monks), or coenobii or monasterii (of the cloister).

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What is the Latin word for cloistral?
The usual Latin words for “cloistral” are mŏnastērĭālis, coenobīta, monachus; also coenobium, monastērium. 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.