minster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery

WordNet

Min"ster noun
Etymology
AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See Monastery.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also improperly used for any large church. Shipley.

Webster 1913