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English → English (gcide) Definition: Monkeries Monkery \Monk"er*y\, n.; pl. Monkeries. 1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach. [1913 Webster] Miters, and wretched dead medi[ae]val monkeries. --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A collective body of monks. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]