nunnery
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/ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/
Definition of nunnery
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
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noun
- Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
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Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
“Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?”
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(humorous, obsolete, slang)Synonym of brothel.
“[To] some one Gentleman generally acquainted, they giue... free priuiledge thenceforward in theyr Nunnery, to procure them frequentance...”
“To the antipapist Tudors nunnery was a slang term for a brothel.”
name
- A surname.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery. (brothel): Compare typologically Czech nevěstinec (< nevěstka < nevěsta).
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