Lavatorium
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A washroom or -place. rare
"[T]he attendant returned and invited her to go to the lavatorium. Here the Japanese girls were waiting, and they at once took possession of Esther; and placing her beneath a refreshing spray of luke-warm water, they began to massage her."
- 2 A washroom or -place.; Particularly, (architecture) the communal washing area in a monastery. rare
- 3 A lavatory. rare
"A visit to the toilet proves embarrassing. Luke directs me to ‘the lavatorium’, a room with a long wooden bench that has four seats with holes the size of dinner plates."
- 4 A lavatory.; An ancient Roman lavatory. historical, rare
"After that, Probono fades into obscurity, save for a reference in the third volume of Caesar’s Gallic Suits pertaining to an inscription engraved on a wall in a public lavatorium which, freely translated, means “Probono gives it away-call MXC-IIVD.”"
Example
More examples"[T]he attendant returned and invited her to go to the lavatorium. Here the Japanese girls were waiting, and they at once took possession of Esther; and placing her beneath a refreshing spray of luke-warm water, they began to massage her."
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin lavātōrium. Doublet of lavatory and laver.
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