A communal dining room, especially in schools, colleges and monasteries.
Related Terms
| Term |
Note |
| ABBEY |
The buildings of a monastic community presided over by an abbot or abbess. |
| FRIARY |
A religious house occupied by men of mendicant religious orders (friars). |
| NUNNERY |
A complex of buildings inhabited by a community of women, such as nuns or canonesses, living in seclusion under religious vows. |
| PRIORY |
A lesser monastery headed by a prior, often linked to a cathedral or dependent on a mother house. |
| RELIGIOUS HOUSE |
Use only for a monastic house of unknown status, religious order and uncertain authenticity, otherwise use specific term. |
| SCHOOL |
An establishment in which people, usually children, are taught. |
