English Explanatory Dictionary

necessary place

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.

Word forms

necessary place necessary places

Etymology

Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Synonyms

bathroom

Related words

necessary
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