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. Ayliffe.
My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in our dormitory, joining to the parish church. Evelyn.