claustration
(klɔːˈstreɪʃən)
[mod. f. on claustrum; also in Fr.: see -ation.]
a. The action of enclosing or confining in a cloister.
| 1863 J. M. Ludlow Sisterhood in Gd. Words 498 At Nancy in 1696, the Bishop of Toul tried to compel the claustration of the Grey Sisters of the city. |
b. transf. and fig.
| 1908 Pall Mall Gaz. 27 Mar. 2/1 In the earlier days of Islamic civilisation the claustration of women did not in the least imply their ignorance. 1924 ‘Lucas Malet’ Dogs of Want ii. 33 Barbara halted, enchanted to emerge from the claustration of the forest and breathe a more spacious air. |