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calefactory

[ kal-uh-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree ]

adjective

  1. serving to heat.

noun

plural calefactories.
  1. a heated parlor or sitting room in a monastery.

calefactory

/ -trɪ; ˌkælɪˈfæktərɪ /

adjective

  1. giving warmth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a heated sitting room in a monastery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calefactory1

1530–40; < Late Latin ڲōܲ having a warming or heating power, equivalent to Latin calefac ( ere ) to make warm ( calefacient ) + -ōܲ -tory 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calefactory1

C16: from Latin ڲōܲ, from calefactus made warm; see calefacient

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