refection

noun /ɹɪˈfɛkʃən/

1. Mental or spiritual refreshment.

   countable, uncountable

2. Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink.

   countable, uncountable

   For beſide the common way and road of reception by the root, there may be a refection and imbibition from without; For gentle ſhowrs refreſh plants, though they enter not their roots; [...]

3. A meal, especially a light meal.

   countable, uncountable

   Brackett, ardently solicitous that Mr. Linthwaite and Mr. Semmerby should not suffer by these unwonted adventures, had roused up his cook and caused a refection to be ready at three o'clock, which, he said, he scarcely knew whether to call very early breakfast or very late supper.

Where it comes from

From French réfection, from Latin refectiōnem, accusative singular of refectiō (“recovery, refection”), from reficiō (“restore, renew”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry refection (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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