n. [ LL., fr. Gr. (&unr_;) lane, defile, also, a kind of monastery. ] (R. C. Ch.) A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ From Laurus. ] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (
n. (Chem.) A salt of lauric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]