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monkeryenUK 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 collectivelymonk•er•y (ˈmʌŋ kə ri) n., pl. -er•ies. 1. the mode of life of monks; monastic life. 2. monastery. [1530–40] monkery1. Often Contemptuous. thecustoms, practices, etc., of monks. 2. a group or community of monks. 3. a monastery.See also: Monks and NunsMonkery monks collectively, 1549; monkdom, 1883; monk-ship, 1620. |