claustration

noun

Meaning

Shutting up or enclosing, usually in a religious cloister.
A method used by emperors to keep their harems and to guarantee their virginity.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

clamping(English)closure(English)clinch(English)enclavation(English)enclosure(English)perclose(English)enclaspment(English)cincture(English)

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