necessarium

== English == === Alternative forms === Necessarium === Etymology === From Latin necessarium (“reredorter; outhouse”), from necesse (“unavoidable or necessary [thing]”) + -ārium (“-arium, -ium: forming locations”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛəɹɪəm/, /ˌnɛsɪˈsɑːɹɪəm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛɹi.əm/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəm === Noun === necessarium (plural necessariums or necessaria) (architecture) Synonym of reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory, typically located behind the dormitory. 1878, "Abbey" in Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. I, p. 13: 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. (humorous, sometimes capitalized or with the definite article) A lavatory. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:bathroom ==== Derived terms ==== necessary, the necessary === References === == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɛ.kɛsˈsaː.ri.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ne.t͡ʃesˈsaː.ri.um] === Noun === necessārium n (genitive necessāriī or necessārī); second declension A reredorter: a monastery's latrine, outhouse, or lavatory. Any outhouse. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === Adjective === necessārium nominative neuter singular of necessārius