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dorter

or dor·tour

[ dawr-ter ]

noun

  1. a dormitory, especially in a monastery.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dorter1

1250–1300; Middle English dortour < Old French < Latin dormītōrium dormitory
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Example Sentences

This library—which has not been materially altered since 1625—occupies the north end of what was once the dorter.

In this same fire the Norman dorter or dormitory suffered considerable damage.

At Gracedieu the cellaress had a boy of seven with her in the dorter.

At Littlemore in 1445 the nuns did not sleep in the dorter for fear it should fall.

One day she saw him in the dorter, and since she knew him, she boxed his ears.

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