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Webster 1913 Edition

(-ō̍-ry̆)

Noun.

;

pl.;

Refectories

(-r[GREEK]z)

[

refectorium

: cf. F.

réfectoire

. See

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.

Noun.

A room of refreshment; properly, a hall or apartment in convents and monasteries, where a moderate repast is taken.