NUNNERY

nunnery

(noun) the convent of a community of nuns

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

nunnery (plural nunneries)

(archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent

(slang, obsolete) a brothel

Hypernyms

• monastery

Proper noun

Nunnery (plural Nunnerys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nunnery is the 11368^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2775 individuals. Nunnery is most common among White (68.04%) and Black/African American (26.92%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Nun"ner*y, n.; pl. Nunneries. Etym: [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.]

Definition: A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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