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mynchen

mynchen noun: a nun.

Noun

mynchen (plural mynchens)

  1. (obsolete) A nun.
    • Another of these canons orders that the cells of mynchens (sanctimonialium domicilia) were not to be places of gossip, feasting, and drinking, but rather of reading and psalm-singing, than of weaving or sewing fine clothes.1899, William Hunt, A History of the English Church: Hunt, W. The English church from its foundation to the Norman conquest (597-1066)

Forms of mynchen

pluralmynchens

Origin of mynchen

From Middle English mynchen, from Old English mynecen, from munec (“monk”). See monk.

Questions about mynchen

What does mynchen mean?
Mynchen means a nun.
What part of speech is mynchen?
Mynchen is a noun.
What is the plural of mynchen?
The plural of mynchen is mynchens.

Words near mynchen in the dictionary

  1. mynah
  2. mynahs
  3. mynas
  4. Mynatt
  5. Mynatts
  6. mynchen
  7. mynchens
  8. myncheries
  9. mynchery
  10. mynde
  11. myndes

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