monkery (English, noun)
expansion: monkery (countable and uncountable, plural monkeries)
Senses:
glosses: The practices of monks; the way of life, behavior, etc. characteristic of monks; monastic life.
tags: countable
dated
derogatory
often
uncountable
glosses: Monasticism.
tags: countable
dated
derogatory
uncountable
glosses: A monastery.
tags: countable
dated
derogatory
humorous
often
uncountable
glosses: Monks, considered as a group. (Compare clergy, laity.)
tags: collective
countable
dated
uncountable
Forms:
form: monkeries
tags: plural