Save Gender Feminine Usage Catalan Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɫaws.tɾə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "cloister" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu del Claustre, meaning "Mother of God of the Cloister," the patron saint of Solsona in the comarca of Solsonès.