Definitions for "Bhikkhuni"
a female mendicant ordained by both the Bhikkhuni and the Bhikkhu Sanghas, subject to the training rules of the Bhikkhuni Patimokkha and the eight vows of respect (garu-dhamma). See Pacittiya 21.
A Bhikṣuṇī (Sanskrit) , Bhikkuṇī (Pāli) or 比丘尼(Chinese characters) is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called Bhikkhus. Both Bhikkunis and Bhikkhus live by the vinaya.