nunnery
noun/ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/
Etymology
From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun + -ery. (brothel): Compare typologically Czech nevěstinec (< nevěstka < nevěsta).
- inherited from nonnery
Definitions
Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof.
Synonym of brothel.
- [To] some one Gentleman generally acquainted, they giue... free priuiledge thenceforward in theyr Nunnery, to procure them frequentance...
- To the antipapist Tudors nunnery was a slang term for a brothel.
A surname.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA