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wardroom

noun

Etymology

From ward + room.

  1. inherited from *(H)rewH-✻ — “to root; to rip, tear”
  2. inherited from *rūmą✻ — “room”
  3. inherited from *rūm✻ — “room”
  4. inherited from rūm — “room, space”
  5. inherited from roum — “room, space”
  6. compounded as wardroom — “ward + room”

Definitions

  1. The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the…

    The living quarters of a ship designated for the commissioned officers other than the captain.

    • There were only about a dozen officers in the great wardroom, six of them in the khaki gabardine working uniform of the U.S. Navy.

  2. The commissioned officers of a ship, excluding the captain.

    • The captain rarely referred to his wardroom for advice, and this resulted in their discontent.
    • […] it having also reached the ears of the Ward-room that the work contained reflections somewhat derogatory to the dignity of the officers, the volume was seized by the master-at-arms, armed with a warrant from the Captain.

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