refection

[French, from Lat. refectionem, acc us. of refectio =a making again, a refreshing, from refect us refreshed, refect (q. v.); Sp. refec cion; Ital. refezione.] 1. Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; that which refreshes or reinvigorates. 2. In religious houses, a spare or scant meal or repast; a meal sufficient only to maintain life. *3. Reparation of a building. ( Civil Law .) rě-fěc'-tive, a. & s. [Eng.refect; -ive.] A. Asadj.: Refreshing, restoring, reinvigorating. B. As subst.: That which refreshes or restores; refreshment. IMG:content-0349.png:[blocks in formation] *re-fěc-tör-er, s. [Low Latin refectorarius.] 1 Work (or Book ) of reference : A work. such as a The monk in charge of the refectory and supplies of food in a monastery.