Dormitory Definition

dôrmĭ-tôrē
dormitories
noun
dormitories
A building with many rooms that provide sleeping and living accommodations for a number of people, as at college.
Webster's New World
A room, building, or part of a building with sleeping accommodations for a number of people.
Webster's New World
A community whose inhabitants commute to a nearby city for employment and recreation.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Designating a suburb or small town whose residents travel daily to their jobs in the city.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dormitory

Noun

Singular:
dormitory
Plural:
dormitories

Origin of Dormitory

  • Middle English dormitorie from Latin dormītōrium from dormītōrius of sleep from dormītus past participle of dormīre to sleep

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin dormitorium (“a sleeping-room”), neuter of dormitorius (“belonging to sleep”), dormitor (“a sleeper”), from dormire (“to sleep”).

    From Wiktionary

Dormitory Sentence Examples

  • On the eastern side we find the remains of the dormitory, raised on a vaulted substructure and communicating with the south transept.

  • A passage under the dormitory leads eastwards to the smaller or infirmary cloister, appropriated to the sick and infirm monks.

  • Beneath the dormitory, looking out into the green court or herbarium, lies the "pisalis" or "calefactory," the common room of the monks.

  • The refectory is on the west side and on the south the dormitory of the 13th century.

  • A second smaller dormitory runs from east to west for the accommodation of the conventual officers, who were bound to sleep in the dormitory.

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