REFECTORY

refectory. Refectory, n. an eating-room, a place of refreshment

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Re‐fec″to‐ry (–tō̍‐ry̆), n.; pl.; Refectories (–r�z). [[LL. refectorium: cf. F. réfectoire. See Refection.]] A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents. ☞ Sometimes pronounced rĕf″ĕk‐tō̍‐ry̆, especially when signifying the eating room in monasteries.