D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nunnery

/nŭn'-ẽr-ē/ · Nun·ner·y · IPA /ˈnʌn(ə)ɹi/
01 n. A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.
pl. Nunneries ((#))
  1. 1.
    A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent. See: Cloister, Convent