Found 2 items, similar to refectory.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: refectory
refectory
n : a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Refectory
Refectory
\Re*fec"to*ry\ (-[-o]*r[y^]), n.; pl.;
Refectories
(-r?z). [
LL. refectorium: cf. F. r['e]fectoire. See
Refection.]
A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in
monasteries or convents.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Sometimes pronounced r[e^]f"[e^]k*t[-o]*r[y^],
especially when signifying the eating room in
monasteries.
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