Nunnery
//ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi//
"Nunnery" in a Sentence (8 examples)
Get thee to a nunnery!
Every nunnery has its own rules.
Get thee to a nunnery.
Mary entered a nunnery.
She says she was a nun until her late 30s, when she left the nunnery to get married, although she continued to be a nurse.
Get thee to a nunnery, why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?
[To] some one Gentleman generally acquainted, they giue... free priuiledge thenceforward in theyr Nunnery, to procure them frequentance...
To the antipapist Tudors nunnery was a slang term for a brothel.
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