monkery

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monk·er·y

M0388200 (mŭng′kə-rē)n. pl. monk·er·ies Often Offensive 1. Monastic life or practices.2. Monks considered as a group.3. A monastery.

monkery

(ˈmʌŋkərɪ) n, pl -eries1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) monastic life or practices2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a monastery or monks collectively

monk•er•y

(ˈmʌŋ kə ri)

n., pl. -er•ies. 1. the mode of life of monks; monastic life. 2. monastery. [1530–40]

monkery

1. Often Contemptuous. thecustoms, practices, etc., of monks.
2. a group or community of monks.
3. a monastery.See also: Monks and Nuns

Monkery

 monks collectively, 1549; monkdom, 1883; monk-ship, 1620.