nunship

English

Etymology

nun +‎ -ship

Noun

nunship (uncountable)

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

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

   • 1993, Rita M. Gross, Buddhism After Patriarchy:

     Nunship, whether of the Buddhist or the Christian variety, is not the most popular or best understood option for women among contemporary feminists.