Refectory

Re-fec′to-ry

(-ō̍-ry̆)

,

Noun.

;

pl.;

Refectories

(-r[GREEK]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.

Refectory

REFECT'ORY

,

Noun.

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

refectory

English

Noun

refectory ‎(plural refectories)

A dining-hall especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.

Translations

dining-hall

Catalan: refectori m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 食堂 (zh) ‎(shítáng), 餐廳 (zh), 餐厅 (zh) ‎(cāntīng)
Dutch: refter (nl) m, eetzaal (nl) m
Finnish: ruokala (fi)
French: réfectoire (fr) m
German: Refektorium (de) n, Speisesaal (de) m, Mensa (de) f
Greek: τραπεζαρία (el) f ‎(trapezaría), τράπεζα (el) f ‎(trápeza)
Italian: refettorio (it) m, mensa (it) f

Japanese: 食堂 (ja) ‎(しょくどう, shokudō)
Korean: 구내식당 ‎(gunaesikdang), 식당 (ko) ‎(sikdang)
Latin: cenatio f
Polish: refektarz (pl) m
Portuguese: refeitório (pt) m
Russian: тра́пезная (ru) f ‎(trápeznaja) (monastery), столо́вая (ru) f ‎(stolóvaja) (college)
Spanish: refectorio (es) m
Swedish: refektorium (sv) n

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Refectory

Re-fec′to-ry

Webster 1828 Edition

Refectory

REFECT'ORY

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