What does "necessarium" mean?

Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.

What is a synonym for "necessarium"?

Common synonyms include: bathroom, bogger, can, comfort station, convenience, cottage.

Pronounced //ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm//.

//ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm// noun

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Noun

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Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.
"The other outlet from the pisalis […] leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light […] is kept burning."
2
Alternative form of necessarium. alt-of, alternative
3
A lavatory. capitalized, humorous, sometimes
"Viewers […] don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from."

"The other outlet from the pisalis […] leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light […] is kept burning."

From Latin necessarium (“reredorter; outhouse”), from necesse (“unavoidable or necessary [thing]”) + -ārium (“-arium, -ium: forming locations”).

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