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nonnerie

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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.

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