monking

Noun

 * 1) The work or life of a monk.

Adjective

 * 1)  Monkish.
 * 2) * May 31, 1834,, Table Talk
 * The old coenobitic establishments of England were converted—perverted, rather—into monasteries and other monking receptacles.
 * The old coenobitic establishments of England were converted—perverted, rather—into monasteries and other monking receptacles.