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refectory

[ ri-fek-tuh-ree ]

/ rɪˈfɛk tə ri /

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noun, plural re·fec·to·ries.

a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution.

Origin of refectory

1475–85; < Late Latin refectōrium, equivalent to Latin refec-, combining form of reficere to renew (see refect) + -tōrium -tory²

Words nearby refectory

ref. sp., reface, refashion, refect, refection, refectory, refectory table, refel, refer, referee, reference

Example sentences from the Web for refectory

Several rectangular apartments are indicated, and it is probable that the refectory extended north and south.

An Account of Valle Crucis Abbey, Llangollen |Anonymous
Thus it was that Elaine escaped observation when she left the refectory.

The Dragon of Wantley |Owen Wister
That night talking was allowed in the Refectory, and how the girls jabbered!

The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes |Israel Zangwill
Two narrow tables, each flanked by two wooden benches, formed two long parallel lines from one end to the other of the refectory.

Les Misrables |Victor Hugo

The refectory of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes seems to date from the fourteenth.

The Spell of the Heart of France |Andr Hallays

British Dictionary definitions for refectory

refectory

/ (rɪˈfɛktərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -tories

a communal dining hall in a religious, academic, or other institution

Word Origin for refectory

C15: from Late Latin refectōrium, from Latin refectus refreshed