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nunnery

English

Etymology

From Middle English nonnery, nonnerie, equivalent to nun +? -ery.

Pronunciation

Noun

nunnery (plural nunneries)

  1. (archaic) a place of residence for nuns; a convent
  2. (slang, obsolete) a brothel
    • 1601: Shakespeare, Hamlet III.i
      Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?

Hypernyms

  • monastery

Translations

See also

  • abbess
  • cloister
  • convent
  • nun

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infirmarer

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?f??.m?.??(?)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?n?f?.m?.??/

Noun

infirmarer (plural infirmarers)

  1. (archaic, historical) One who took care of the sick, especially in a medieval monastery or nunnery; physician.

Derived terms

  • infirmaress

Related terms

  • infirmary
  • infirm

Latin

Verb

?nfirm?rer

  1. first-person singular imperfect passive subjunctive of ?nfirm?

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