nonnerie

Middle English

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

1. A nunnery (monastery for nuns)
2. (rare) Female monastic life.

Descendants

• English: nunnery
• Scots: nunnery

References

• “nǒnnerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.