nosegent

English

Noun

nosegent (plural nosegents)

1. (archaic, London, street cant) A nun.
   • 1871, Charles Hindley, The Old Book Collector's Miscellany:

     There was a proud patrico and a nosegent, he toke his Jockam in his famble, and a wapping he went, he dockt the Dell, he prygge to praunce, he byngd a wast into the darkemans, he fylche the Cofe without any fylche man.

   • 2017, Anabelle Bryant, The Den Of Iniquity:

     'Still the lovely old nosegents were generous with their information when I asked about the grave.'

   • 2019, Diana Norman, The Pirate Queen:

     'Oh, I forgot,' he said, mincing, 'you nosegents is so fokking pure.'