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nunhood en · NOUN

Etymology

From nun + -hood.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The status or condition of being a nun.
   • "She's Jewish," Harry muttered. "Nunhood is out of the question." 2005, Judith Arnold, The Fixer Upper, Mira, →ISBN, page 337:
2. (countable, uncountable) Nuns as a group.
   • She entered the nunhood after her husband's death and became a well-respected tutor of high-ranking noblemen and noblewomen. 2007, William E. Deal, Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43:

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