dorter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dorter
1250–1300; Middle English dortour < Old French < Latin dormītōrium dormitory
Example Sentences
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Moreover in some cases adult boarders and servants also slept in the dorter.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
The Bishop cut the Gordian knot for her by ordering all seculars to be turned out of the dorter.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
One day she climbed secretly in through the kitchen window, went up to the dorter and putting on the habit of one of the maidens, entered the choir with the others.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
One day she saw him in the dorter, and since she knew him, she boxed his ears.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
Archbishop Greenfield decreed that no boys or secular persons were to sleep in the dorter with the nuns.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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