lavatorie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lavatory, lavatorye, lavetory

Etymology

From Late Latin lavātōrium; equivalent to laven +‎ -atorie. Doublet of lavour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈvaːtɔːriː(ə)/, /ˈlavatɔːriː(ə)/

Noun

lavatorie

1. A receptacle to hold water used for religious purposes.
2. (rare) The process of religious immersion; baptism.

Descendants

• English: lavatory

References

• “lavātōrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-22.