dormitory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a college or university building containing living quarters for students
    dorm; residence hall; hall; student residence.
  2. noun a large sleeping room containing several beds
    dormitory room; dorm room.

WordNet

Dor"mi*to*ry noun
Etymology
L. dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire to sleep. See Dormant.
Wordforms
plural Dormitories
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913