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nunneries

nunneries is the plural of nunnery.

Meaning of nunnery

Noun

nunnery (plural nunneries)

  1. Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
    1. The residence of a female religious community, a monastery or abbey for nuns.
      • Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (humorous, obsolete, slang) Synonym of brothel.
    • [To] some one Gentleman generally acquainted, they giue... free priuiledge thenceforward in theyr Nunnery, to procure them frequentance...1593, Thomas Nashe, Christs Teares ouer Ierusalem, page 79
    Synonyms:
    brothel

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Questions about nunneries

What is nunneries the plural of?
Nunneries is the plural of nunnery.

Words near nunneries in the dictionary

  1. nunnation
  2. nunnations
  3. Nunneley
  4. Nunnelley
  5. Nunnelleys
  6. nunneries
  7. nunnery
  8. Nunnerys
  9. Nunney
  10. nunnies
  11. nunnified

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