In the olden days, most nuns lived cloistered lives, safely secured from the world by tall convent walls and little to no interaction with the world beyond them.
"Cloistered" in the given sentence is a verb, part of the past tense in the passive voice of the verb "cloister". The complete verb is "were cloistered".
The highlighted word "cloistered" functions as a verb in the sentence. It describes the action of confining or isolating the animals in the ship's hold.
In the olden days, nuns were safely cloistered behind high convent walls, protected from the outside world.
cloistered:
Cloistered = a verb in the Past Participle.
Nuns in general are usually celibate- cloistered or not.
I suppose false, as nuns may have been cloistered on occasion.
open, free
Adjective.
The cast of Cloistered Honey - 2012 includes: Carrie Lee Patterson as Helen Steve Ratcliff as Abe
(v) to confine
(v) to confine