institutions

loyalty to the United States and its institutions n

That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations.

a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) v

n residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) n a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions) v surround with a cloister, as of a garden v surround with a cloister v seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister