hortus conclusus
Meanings
noun
- An enclosed private garden, in medieval times usually divided into quadrants by four paths, with a well or fountain in the centre.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin hortus (“garden”) and Latin conclusus (“shut up, confined, restricted, enclosed”).
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