Category:Refectory

Re*fec"to*ry (-t*r), n.; pl.; Refectories (-r. Etym: [ll. Refectorium: cf. F. réfectoire. See refection.]

Defn: a room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in Monasteries or convents.

Note: sometimes pronounced r, especially when signifying the eating Room in monasteries.