Refectory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Refectory is a noun meaning A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
Meaning
A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
Example Sentences
They compare very well with similar cafes elsewhere and the quality, for example, is far better and the price cheaper than in my college refectory.
With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases, benches, and ottomans, Pirate's mob gather at the shores of the great refectory table, a southern island well across a tropic or two from chill Croydon.
Word Forms
- refectories
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include accubitum, calefactory, dormitory, hall, lunchroom, reredorter.
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