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necessarium

noun
/ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/UK/ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from necessarium

Definitions

  1. Synonym of reredorter

    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.
    • A passage at the other end [of the dormitory] leads to the “necessarium” (I), a portion of the monastic buildings always planned with extreme care.

  2. A lavatory.

    • Viewers […] don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from.

  3. Alternative form of necessarium.

The neighborhood

Derived

necessary, the necessary

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA