Word forms: nunneries
A nunnery is a group of buildings in which a community of nuns live together.
Is there such a word as nunnery?
The term "nunnery" is a term referring to the monastery or cloister. It is a "vulgar" that is, common. incorrect, colloquial term for Monastery or cloister. Hence the term: "Get thee to the nunnery" meaning "Get thee locked up where you will never be able to get out. "
What are the two meanings of nunnery?
The term nunnery carries with it a double meaning. Literally, it is a convent; in Elizabethan slang, it was a brothel.
