refectory
noun/ɹɪˈfɛkt(ə)ɹi/
Etymology
Via Middle English refectori from Late Latin refectorium, from Latin reficere (“to remake, to rebuild”).
- derived from reficio
- derived from refectorium
- inherited from refectori
Definitions
A dining hall, especially in an institution such as a college or monastery.
- They compare very well with similar cafes elsewhere and the quality, for example, is far better and the price cheaper than in my college refectory.
- With a clattering of chairs, upended shell cases, benches, and ottomans, Pirate's mob gather at the shores of the great refectory table, a southern island well across a tropic or two from chill Croydon.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA