Rook"er*y (?), n.; pl. Rookeries ().
1.
The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
Tennyson.
2.
A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.
3.
The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4.
A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
5.
A brothel.
[Low]
© Webster 1913.