Scriptorium
Pronunciation : Scrip*to"ri*um
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [LL. See Scriptory.]
Definition : Defn: In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing. Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief works of Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated. J. R. Green.
pl. Scriptoria.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913