Noun: monk
Genitive
| Sg. | monkes |
| Pl. | monkes; monkene |
Sample Sentences
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Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. [1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:]
Etymology
Inherited from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós). See: Old English Nouns '
munuc', Old English Nouns '
munuc', Latin Nouns '
monachus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
μοναχός'.
Verbs referencing "monk"
English Nouns
monk.
Translations