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Definition of Refectory
1. Noun. A communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery).
Definition of Refectory
1. n. A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
Definition of Refectory
1. Noun. A dining-hall especially in an institution such as a college or monastery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Refectory
1. [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Refectory
Literary usage of Refectory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Minneapolis (Minn.), Board of Park Commissioners (1896)
"One refectory; $1.500 per year including boat privileges. Douglas Park. ...
One refectory; leased for $6.000, including wine and liquor privileges. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1864)
"At the opposite end of the refectory and forming the east side of the cloister-court
is the dormitory, with a staircase down from it at the south end ..."
3. Handbook to the Cathedrals of England by Richard John King (1869)
"arch has been broken through by the modern entrance to the refectory, and the
corbels and ribs ... The ancient portal of the refectory, also Early English, ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The refectory stretches northwards at right angles to the cloister, ... The refectory
is on the -west side and on the south the dormitory of the I3th ..."
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