nunnery
see also: Nunnery
Etymology

From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/
Noun

nunnery (plural nunneries)

  1. a convent.
  2. (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?
  3. (jocular, slang, obsolete) Synonym of brothel.
Synonyms Translations
Nunnery
Proper noun
  1. Surname.



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