a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions, its use today is considered somewhat pretentious
large canteen where meals are served
a room used for meals; another word for canteen
Any cafeteria, restaurant or dining room for general use in a college or university.
A refectory (also frater, frater house, fratery) is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. One of the places it is most often used today is in graduate seminaries. It is derived from the Latin reficere: to remake or restore, via Late Latin refectorium, which means a place one goes to be restored.