abbey
/ˈæbi/noun
(pl. -eys)
1- the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns修道院。
1.1
- a church or house that was formerly an abbey曾经是修道院的教堂（或房屋）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French abbeie, from medieval Latin abbatia 'abbacy', from abbas, abbat- （see ABBOT）.