Dor"mi*to*ry (?), n.; pl.
Dormitories (#). [L. dormitorium, fr.
dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep.
See Dormant.] 1. A sleeping room, or a
building containing a series of sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment
capable of containing many beds; esp., one connected with a college
or boarding school. Thackeray.
2. A burial place. [Obs.]
Ayliffe.
My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in
our dormitory, joining to the parish church.
Evelyn.