lavendrye

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lavendrie, lavandrie, launderie, lawndre, lavendrey

Etymology

From Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria; equivalent to lavender +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlavəndriː(ə)/, /ˈlau̯nd(ə)riː(ə)/

Noun

lavendrye

1. A part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry.
2. (rare) The action of washing or cleaning clothes; laundering.

Descendants

• English: laundry

References

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