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nunry

nunry is the obsolete form 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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Forms of nunry

pluralnunries

Questions about nunry

What is nunry the obsolete form of?
Nunry is the obsolete form of nunnery.

Words near nunry in the dictionary

  1. nunny bags
  2. nunny-bag
  3. Nunnykirk
  4. nunnywatch
  5. nunries
  6. nunry
  7. nuns
  8. Nuns of the Visitation
  9. Nuns' Island
  10. nunship
  11. Nunspeet

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