Refectory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  refectory
       n : a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)