nunnery

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see also: Nunnery

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Noun

nunnery (plural nunneries)

1. (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
2. (slang, obsolete) a brothel
   • 1601: Shakespeare, Hamlet III.i

     Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?

Translations

• French: couvent
• German: Nonnenkloster

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Nunnery

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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