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dorter or dor·tour [dawr-ter] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
Origin of dorter 1250–1300; Middle English dortour Old French Latin dormītōrium dormitory Examples from the Web for dorter Historical Examples of dorter
At Gracedieu the cellaress had a boy of seven with her in the dorter.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Eileen Edna Power
At Littlemore in 1445 the nuns did not sleep in the dorter for fear it should fall.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Eileen Edna Power
One day she saw him in the dorter, and since she knew him, she boxed his ears.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Eileen Edna Power
Nor, dorter, he too mean ter die, but dats whut he got offn de Crismus tree.
Sarah Johnson Cocke
She and Joan Tates, a novice, had not slept in the dorter with the other nuns, but in a private chamber.
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Eileen Edna Power