garderobe
Medieval wall latrine
A garderobe is a medieval toilet—a small chamber built into castle walls with a seat over a shaft that dropped waste into a moat or pit below.
The word also meant a private room for storing clothes, from which modern *wardrobe* descends.
The clothing sense arose because the ammonia from the adjacent privy helped keep moths away from stored garments.
Built-in storage chamber
- armoireTall freestanding clothes cabinet
- clothesFabric worn on body
- attirePersonal garments collectively
- garmentsArticles of clothing
storage · chamber · dressing · vestments · robes · hanging · shelves · medieval
closet
Built-in storage chamber
- armoireTall freestanding clothes cabinet
- clothesFabric worn on body
- attirePersonal garments collectively
garments · storage · chamber · dressing · vestments · robes · hanging · shelves · medieval · anteroom
latrine
Basic outdoor toilet
chamber · seat · stone · castle · keep · tower · moat · discharge · sanitation · medieval
vestry
Church robing chamber
- sacristyChurch storage and preparation room
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- robesLong loose outer garments
clergy · church · cathedral · chapel · chasuble · alb · stole · surplice · cope · mitre
garderobeflush toilet
Plumbed waste disposal bowl
indoor plumbing · water closet · en suite · septic system · sewage treatment
garderobepublic restroom
Communal sanitation facility
public lavatory · bathhouse · public convenience · shared facilities