'Refectory' definitions:
Definition of 'refectory'
(from WordNet)
noun
A communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
Definition of 'Refectory'
From: 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]