Abbot	The male head of an Abbey, usually elected by his fellow monks
Aisle	A side division of a nave, generally seperated by pillers
Basilica	A large oblong hall with double colonnades
Chapel	A place of worship subordinate to a church
Chapter House	A building used for the meetings of a church
Choir	A band of singers, the ordained monks all took part in the sung services
Cloister	A covered arcade forming part of a monastic establishment
Corbel	A projection ftom the face of a wall, usually supporting the base of a vaulted ceiling
Dormitory	A large sleeping room with many beds
Gothic	Lit.. of the Goths, a style of architecture associated with the 12th - 16th centuries. e.g. high pointed ceilings and clustered columns.
Frater	A refectory. Sometimes applied in error to a monastic common room or to a chapter house
Refectory	A monastic dining hall
Oratory	A place for private prayer
Reredorter	A toilet. Lit. at the back of the dormitory.
Night stairs	The stairway that connected the choir monks dormitory to the basilica
Vaulting	An arched roof or ceiling
Infirmary	A hospital or building used for treating the sick
Muniment	A record making good or fortifying a claim e.g. Title deeds to property.
Lantern	An open structure surmounting a building, giving light and air.
Piers	A mass of stonework between the openings in a wall, the support for an arch
Retro-choir	An extension of a chuch behind the high alter. Lit. behind the choir
Apothacary	a room or building where drugs are prepared
Presbytery
Malt house
Bake house
Bernadine	Of St Benedict
White Monks	Cistercian monks came to be called this after the colour of their habits.
A list of daily services
Vigils	The first prayers of the day.	2am
Lauds	Second Prayers - means to praise	4am
Prime	First of the lesser hours- the beginning of the day	6am
Tierce		9am
Sext	Office of the sixth hour	12pm
None	Office of the ninth hour	3pm
Vespers	Evening offices	6pm
Compline		9pm