'Nunnery' definitions:

Definition of 'nunnery'

From: WordNet
noun
The convent of a community of nuns

Definition of 'Nunnery'

From: GCIDE
  • Nunnery \Nun"ner*y\, n.; pl. Nunneries. [OE. nonnerie, OF. nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See Nun.] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent. [1913 Webster]

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