■ noun ( plural refectories ) a room used for communal meals, especially in an educational or religious institution.
Origin
ME: from late L. refectorium , from L. reficere 'refresh, renew'.
■ noun ( plural refectories ) a room used for communal meals, especially in an educational or religious institution.
Origin
ME: from late L. refectorium , from L. reficere 'refresh, renew'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004