·adj The place where a recluse dwells.
II. Recluse ·vt To shut up; to Seclude.
III. Recluse ·adj Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life.
IV. Recluse ·adj A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually attached to monasteries.