calefactories

Variant of calefactory

calefactory definition

cal·efac·tory (kal′ə fak′tə rē)

adjective

producing heat

Etymology: LL calefactorius: see calefaction

noun pl. calefactories -·ries

a heated common room in a monastery

Etymology: ML calefactorium

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