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Meaning of NUNNERY

Pronunciation:  'nunuree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the convent of a community of nuns
 
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 See Also: convent

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Nun"ner*y\, n.; 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}.
 

 

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