nunnery Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the convent of a community of nuns

WordNet

Nun"ner*y noun
Etymology
OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.
Wordforms
plural Nunneries
Definitions
  1. A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.

Webster 1913