Inherited from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

• menstre

mynster

1. monastery

• Westmynster

• English: minster

• “minster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

mynster

1. alternative form of ministre

From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmyn.ster/

mynster n

1. monastery, nunnery, mother church, cathedral^[1]
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"

     ...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...

     ...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...

Strong a-stem:

It also appears declined as a short-stem noun: Strong a-stem:

• Middle English: mynster, menstre
  • English: minster

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