Min"ster (?), n. [AS. mynster,
fr. L. monasterium. See Monastery.] (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.
Minster house, the official house in which
the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation.
Shipley.