Pronounced: STROOLED-bruhg, noun
Notes: I don’t remember every running across this word
Yesterday’s word
The word conclave means
- a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope
- a usually private gathering of a group or association
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid- to late 1300s
Background / Comments
I am familiar with our word as used in its Roman Catholic meaning; I was not aware of the second definition above. I did recognize both parts of our word: con- (with) and clave (key)… thus, the Latin word meant “a room with key” and therefore the privacy of seclusion referred to in both definitions.
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