nunnery
nounA convent of nuns.
A convent or cloister for the exclusive use of nuns.
Nuns collectively, or the institution or system of conventual life for women.
A name sometimes given to the triforium of a medieval church, since in some churches this gallery was set apart for the use of nuns attending them.
nounA house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See
a place of residence for
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the convent of a community of nuns