NUNNERY
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of women, such as nuns or canonesses, living in seclusion under religious vows.
Convent (Non-Preferred)
Classifications
Related Terms
Term | Note |
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ABBEY | The buildings of a monastic community presided over by an abbot or abbess. |
ALMONRY | A building adjacent to a monastery where alms were distributed to the poor |
CATHEDRAL | The principal church of a diocese in which the cathedra or bishop's throne is to be found. |
CELL | A monastic enclave dependent on a mother house. |
CHAPTER HOUSE | The building attached to a cathedral or collegiate church where the dean, prebendaries or monks and canons met for the transaction of business. |
FARM | A tract of land, often including a farmhouse and ancillary buildings, used for the purpose of cultivation and the rearing of livestock, etc. Use more specific type where known. |
FRIARY | A religious house occupied by men of mendicant religious orders (friars). |
GRANGE | The residence and outbuildings of an outlying farm or estate, especially that held by a monastery or other religious order. |
GUEST HALL | A residence for guests, usually part of a religious house. |
MANOR | An area of land consisting of the lord's demesne and of lands from whose holders he may exact certain fees, etc. |
MONASTERY | A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of men living in seclusion under religious vows. |
PRECEPTORY | A manor or estate owned and run by an order of knights and governed by a preceptor. |
PRIORY | A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house. |
REFECTORY | A communal dining room, especially in schools, colleges and monasteries. |