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Webster 1913 Edition

Nunnery

Nun′ner-y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Nunneries
(#)
.
[OE.
nonnerie
, OF.
nonerie
, F.
nonnerie
, fr.
nonne
nun, L.
nonna
. See
Nun
.]
A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See
Cloister
, and
Convent
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nunnery

NUN'NERY

,
Noun.
A house in which nuns reside; a cloister in which females under a vow of chastity and devoted to religion, reside during life.

Definition 2024

nunnery

nunnery

English

Noun

nunnery ‎(plural nunneries)

  1. (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
    • 1601: Shakespeare, Hamlet III.i
      Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
  2. (slang, obsolete) a brothel

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