Noun
A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in monasteries or convents.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd six little Singing-boys,-dear little souls! In nice clean faces, and nice white stoles, Came in order due, Two by two, Marching that grand refectory through. Richard Harris Barham
A new pavilion was opened by David Gower on 17 September 2005 *Blackfriars The Cleary Foundation donated the refectory of the 13th-century friary by the Marlowe Theatre as an art school and gallery. Source: Internet
Beyond that was an infirmary with a table hall and a refectory for those who were able to leave their chambers. Source: Internet
Also of the monastery there still remains the south wall of the refectory, with a fine window. Source: Internet
Likewise it is often painted on the walls of the Trapeza (refectory) in a monastery where monks may be inspired to sobriety and detachment from worldly things while they eat. Source: Internet
Nuns were to be silent in places of prayer, the cloister, the dormitory, and refectory. Source: Internet