(mungk) noun
1. Formerly, a religious hermit.
2. One of a company of men vowed to separation from the world and to poverty, celibacy, and religious duties; a member of a monastic order.
3. Printing An area on a printed page or sheet containing too much ink: opposed to friar. [OE munuc <LL monachus <Gk. monachos <monos alone]
—monk′ish adjective
—monk′ish·ly adverb

(mungk), George,
1608–70, Duke of Albemarle; English soldier. Also spelled Monck.