Meanings
nounmynchen (plural mynchens)
plural mynchens
- obsoleteA nun.
Another of these canons orders that the cells of mynchens (sanctimonialium domicilia) were not to be places of gossip, feasting, and drinking, but rather of reading and psalm-singing, than of weaving or sewing fine clothes.
1899, William Hunt, A History of the English Church: Hunt, W. The English church from its foundation to the Norman conquest (597-1066)
Origin
- Old Englishmynecen
- Middle Englishmynchen
- Englishmynchen
From Middle English mynchen, from Old English mynecen, from munec (“monk”). See monk.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
mynchen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mynchen
MLA
“mynchen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mynchen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mynchen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mynchen.
Source: mynchen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.