DORMITORY

dormitory. Dormitory, n. a place to sleep in, a burial place

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Dor″mi‐to‐ry (?), n.; pl. Dormitories (#). [[L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See Dormant.]] 1. 1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding school. Thackeray.
2. 2. A burial place. Ayliffe.
My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. Evelyn.