Category:Nunnery

Nun"ner*y, n.; pl. Nunneries. Etym: [oe. nonnerie, of. nonerie, f. Nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, l. nonna. See nun.]

Defn: a house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which Women reside for life, under religious vows. See cloister, and Convent.