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monk⋅er⋅y

  [muhng-kuh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. the mode of life, behavior, etc., of monks; monastic life.
2. a monastery.
3. monkeries, Disparaging. the practices, beliefs, etc., of monks.
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Origin:
1530–40; monk + -ery
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monk·er·y   (mŭng'kə-rē)   
n.   pl. monk·er·ies

  1. Monastic life or practices.

  2. Monks considered as a group.

  3. A monastery.

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