nunnery

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun +‎ -ery. (brothel): Compare typologically Czech nevěstinec (< nevěstka < nevěsta). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/ === Noun === nunnery (plural nunneries) Any convent (religious community) or the buildings thereof. (chiefly Christianity) The residence of a female religious community, a monastery or abbey for nuns. Synonym: convent (humorous, slang, obsolete) Synonym of brothel. ==== Synonyms ==== (residence of nuns): convent, ribat (Islamic) ==== Hypernyms ==== monastery ==== Translations ==== === See also === abbess, cloister, convent, nun