nunhood

English

Etymology

From nun +‎ -hood.

Noun

nunhood (countable and uncountable, plural nunhoods)

1. The status or condition of being a nun.
   • 2005, Judith Arnold, The Fixer Upper, Mira, →ISBN, page 337:

     "She's Jewish," Harry muttered. "Nunhood is out of the question."

2. Nuns as a group.
   • 2007, William E. Deal, Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 43:

     She entered the nunhood after her husband's death and became a well-respected tutor of high-ranking noblemen and noblewomen.

Quotations

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