nonnerie

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === nonerie, nonnery, nonnerye, nonnrye, nonrie, nonry, nunery, nunnerye, nunri, nunry, nunrye === Etymology === From nonne (“nun”) +‎ -erie (“-ery, -ry”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nun(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /ˈnun(ə)riː(ə)/ === Noun === nonnerie A nunnery (monastery for nuns) (rare) Female monastic life. ==== Descendants ==== English: nunnery Scots: nunnery ==== References ==== “nǒnnerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.