nunnery
see also: Nunnery
Etymology
Nunnery
Proper noun
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see also: Nunnery
Etymology
From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/
nunnery (plural nunneries)
- a convent.
- (chiefly Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery for nuns.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC ↗, [Act III, scene i]:
- Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
- (jocular, slang, obsolete) Synonym of brothel.
- French: couvent
- German: Nonnenkloster
- Italian: convento
- Portuguese: convento
- Russian: же́нский монасты́рь
- Spanish: convento
Nunnery
Proper noun
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