Necessarium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Necessarium is a noun meaning (architecture) Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.
Meaning
(architecture) Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory.
More Meanings
- (humorous, sometimes capitalized or with the definite article) A lavatory.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- necessariums
- necessaria
Synonyms for necessarium
Depending on context, synonyms include bathroom, reredorter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reredorter, necessary, urinal, refectory, recess, lavatorium.
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