Mynchen

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A nun. obsolete

    "Another of these canons orders that the cells of mynchens (sanctimonialium domicilia) were not to be places of gossip, feasting, and drinking, but rather of reading and psalm-singing, than of weaving or sewing fine clothes."

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"Another of these canons orders that the cells of mynchens (sanctimonialium domicilia) were not to be places of gossip, feasting, and drinking, but rather of reading and psalm-singing, than of weaving or sewing fine clothes."

Etymology

From Middle English mynchen, from Old English mynecen, from munec (“monk”). See monk.

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