英和和英

名詞

monkship (複数形 monkships)

1. The position or role of a monk.
   • 1853: The Madiai: a Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen, Etc by Pierce Connelly

     If any one saith that matrimony contracted but not consummated is not dissolved by the solemn profession of religion (monkship または nunship) of one of the parties, let him be anathema.

   • 2002: Walking from the gallows by Krishna Dutta

     On the other hand, the phoongyees or the monks depending on their years of monkship and status with, were embalmed and kept much longer.