refectory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)

WordNet

Re*fec"to*ry noun
Etymology
LL. refectorium: cf. F. réfectoire. See Refection.
Wordforms
plural ; Refectories
Definitions
  1. A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents. ✍ Sometimes pronounced rf"k*t*r, especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries.

Webster 1913