What is a house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent called?
nunnery — A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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