Cloister - Definition
cloister
n 1: residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a
monastery) [syn: religious residence, cloister]
2: a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
v 1: surround with a cloister, as of a garden
2: surround with a cloister; "cloister the garden"
3: seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister; "She
cloistered herself in the office"