1) Abbey 1) Convent 
• (n.) A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent. • (n.) A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and Convent.
Nun'ner·y noun ; plural Nunneries . [ Middle English nonnerie , Old French nonerie , French nonnerie , from nonne nun, Latin nonna . See Nun .] A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious...
[n] - the convent of a community of nuns
noun the convent of a community of nuns
a building or group of buildings for nuns; convent.