garderobe
noun
- a wardrobe or its contents
- a private room : bedroom
- privy: a room or small building having a bench with holes through which the user may defecate or urinate
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɑːdɹəʊb/ / /ˈɡɑɹdɹoʊb/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English garderobe, from Middle French garderobe (from garder (“to keep safe”) + robe (“dress”)). Doublet of wardrobe.
- A storeroom or wardrobe.
- A lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.
“He splashed some tepid water on his face from the basin beside his bed and took his time squatting in the garderobe, the night air cold on his bare skin.”
“In the early medieval period (1066-1300), the solution in huge stone castles was garderobes: small rooms that jutted out over the walls with a hole covered by a seat. Castle builders tried to site garderobes over a stream or a moat, but this was not always possible.”