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Monkery
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; - now usually applied by way of reproach.
(2):
(n.) A collective body of monks.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Monkery'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/monkery.html. 1828.