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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[りょう, ryou](n) (1) hostel; dormitory; (2) (arch) (See 律令制) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (P)#4528[Add to Longdo]