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noun, plural nun·ner·ies.
- a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.
noun plural -neries
- the convent or religious house of a community of nuns
late 13c., “nunhood,” from nun + -ery. Meaning “convent of nuns” is from c.1300. Meaning “house of ill fame” is attested by 1590s.