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MONKERIES
Noun
monkeries
plural of monkery
Source: Wiktionary
MONKERY
Monk"er*y, n.; pl. Monkeries (.
1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach. Miters, and wretched dead mediæval monkeries. Carlyle.
2. A collective body of monks. [Obs.] Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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