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encloistre (1165-80 (?))
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encloistre (1165-80 (?))

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enclostre  
  FEW:  claustrum 2/i,753a Gdf:  encloistre 3,107a GdfC: ∅ TL: encloistre 3,215 DEAF:  cloistre (encloistre)  DMF:  encloître  TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS: ∅

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1archit.monasticeccl.enclosure, precinct (of monastery, convent): 
( 1190-1210; MS: c.1300 )  Les cors portent el cimitere, En un encloistre les ont mis  Waldef BB 19751
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiiim )  seit il chapelein en sun chapetle, seit il moine en sun encloistre  Joshua Sermons ii 26
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Vus estes liez dedenz de quatre pareies de le encloistre pur lui  Ancren2 134.18
♦fig.enclosure: 
( s.xiiiex; MS: 1307-15 )  Li ventre e li sepulcres furunt soen encloistre  Ancren2 134.21
2archit.monasticeccl.cloister: 
( 1165-80?; MS: s.xiiiin )  s’en eissi del celier Par l’encloistre  ADGAR3 135.12
( 1212; MS: 1212-13 )  a cel jor vendrai A vos et si vos mostrirai Ou vos ferez vostre oratoire E l’encloistre e le refectoire  Dial Greg SATF 6076
( c.1350; MS: c.1350 )  silence tenir en l’esglise, en l’encloistre, en le refeytour et en le dortour  A-N Rules 101

See also:

cloistre  escloistre 
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