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Calefactory

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    warming
Adjective
  1. 1
    serving to heat wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The room or building in a monastery holding its communal fire, kept warm and used as a sitting room.
  2. 2
    A warming pan, or similar device used by a priest to warm his hands

Etymology

Etymology 1

* Borrowed from Latin calefactorius.

Etymology 2

* Borrowed from Medieval Latin calefactorium.

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