MONK


Meaning of MONK in English

I. ˈməŋk noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek monachos, from Greek, adjective, single, from monos single, alone

Date: before 12th century

: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery ; also : friar

II. noun

Date: 1843

: monkey

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.