refectory
refectory
Definition
re·fec·tory (-tər ē)
noun pl. -·ries
a dining hall in a monastery, college, etc.
Etymology: LME < LL refectorium < pp. of L reficere: see refection
refectory
Usage Examples
Possessives
- monk: Born in Chester, he attended the King's School, which was then housed in the old monk's refectory in the Cathedral.
Converse of object
- have: Food and Drink The College has refectories at each site which provide meals and snacks from morning to early evening.
- include: These include the Refectory, Learning Resources Center [ LRC ] , sports facilities, the Chaplaincy and student halls of residence.
- enter: The monks also entered the refectory for drinks such as those served after Nones.
- house: This building houses a new refectory, junior common room and 450 seat lecture theater.
Adjective modifier
- main: Upstairs there's the main refectory with its comprehensive menu.
- old: It all takes place in and around the Old refectory on Saturday 18 October.
- large: There is a large Refectory offering a wide selection of dishes from around the world.
- monastic: The repeated alterations may have taken their toll on the medieval buildings of the former monastic refectory.
- former: The repeated alterations may have taken their toll on the medieval buildings of the former monastic refectory.
Modifies a noun
- table: The dining area has a large refectory table in solid elm which can seat upto 8 people.
- style: The dining area has a large pine refectory style dining table with pew seating.
- building: This building is near the center of campus, opposite the large refectory building, Bramber House.
- area: Police and Road Safety Officers visited Barking College over the lunch time period yesterday, distributing cd's in the refectory area.
- dining: The dining area has a large pine refectory style dining table with pew seating.
- wall: The cellar may have extended up to a wall marked on old plans which continued on the line of the refectory south wall.
Noun used with modifier
- oak: A spectacular room running the length of the building with a magnificent oak refectory table nearly nine feet long.
- student: There is a student refectory on the Leith Campus, on the ground floor.
- staff: The new entrance to the staff refectory is the next door down the f floor corridor.
- university: Full English breakfasts ( at additional cost ) will be available in nearby university refectories every morning.
Browse dictionary entries near refectory
- refection
- refect
- REFCORPs
- reface
- Ref Ch
- ref
- reexamine
- reexamination
- reeve
- reestablish
