nunnery
See also: Nunnery
English
Etymology
From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery.
Noun
nunnery (plural nunneries)
- (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
- (slang, obsolete) a brothel
- 1601: Shakespeare, Hamlet III.i
- Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
- 1601: Shakespeare, Hamlet III.i
Hypernyms
Translations
residence for nuns
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