necessariumn.

Brit.

/ˌnɛsᵻˈsɛːrɪəm/,

/ˌnɛsᵻˈsɑːrɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛriəm/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin necessarium, necessārius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin necessarium privy (7th cent.; 14th cent. in British sources; compare also necessaria , feminine (from late 12th cent. in British sources)), use as noun of neuter singular of classical Latin necessārius necessary adj. Compare necessary n. 3b.

A privy, esp. in a monastery (historical). In recent use also: a toilet, lavatory (humorous). Cf. necessary adj. 3, necessary n. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > in a convent or monastery

rere-dorterc1450

necessarium1848

1848 Archaeol. Jrnl. 5 101 The other outlet from the pisalis..leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light..is kept burning.

1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 13/1 A passage at the other end leads to the ‘necessarium’..a portion of the monastic buildings always planned with extreme care.

1967 Listener 21 Dec. 802/3 Viewers..don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from.

1978 M. Girouard Life Eng. Country House ix. 246 Equal care was taken to provide a drainage system and to link it to a necessarium.

1997 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 25 May I had to look it up too, once I'd feigned a visit to the necessarium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	necessarium
释义	necessariumn. Brit. /ˌnɛsᵻˈsɛːrɪəm/, /ˌnɛsᵻˈsɑːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌnɛsəˈsɛriəm/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin necessarium, necessārius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin necessarium privy (7th cent.; 14th cent. in British sources; compare also necessaria , feminine (from late 12th cent. in British sources)), use as noun of neuter singular of classical Latin necessārius necessary adj. Compare necessary n. 3b. A privy, esp. in a monastery (historical). In recent use also: a toilet, lavatory (humorous). Cf. necessary adj. 3, necessary n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > in a convent or monastery rere-dorterc1450 necessarium1848 1848 Archaeol. Jrnl. 5 101 The other outlet from the pisalis..leads to the necessarium, in the corner of which a light..is kept burning. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 13/1 A passage at the other end leads to the ‘necessarium’..a portion of the monastic buildings always planned with extreme care. 1967 Listener 21 Dec. 802/3 Viewers..don't mind having a hundred variations, from ‘The Necessarium’ to ‘The Thunder-Box’ to choose from. 1978 M. Girouard Life Eng. Country House ix. 246 Equal care was taken to provide a drainage system and to link it to a necessarium. 1997 Scotl. on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 25 May I had to look it up too, once I'd feigned a visit to the necessarium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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