Sentence:  Even such <WSD>monkery</WSD> was confined entirely to the "laity"; the clergy having cures in villages or in towns, and being therefore precluded from monastic sequestrations. In time, however, <WSD>monkery</WSD> found its way among the clergy, ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The practices of monks; the way of life, behavior, etc. characteristic of monks; monastic life.