NUNNERY

nunnery. Nunnery, n. a place for the residence of nuns

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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.