claustration

noun

Etymology

From Latin clōstra (“lock, enclosure”).

  1. derived from clōstra — “lock, enclosure

Definitions

  1. Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister.

  2. A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for claustration. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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