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excubitorium

excubitorium noun: a gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.

Noun

excubitorium (plural excubitoria)

  1. (historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.

Forms of excubitorium

pluralexcubitoria

Origin of excubitorium

From Latin excubitorium, from ex (“out”) + cubare, cubitum (“to lie”).

Questions about excubitorium

What does excubitorium mean?
Excubitorium means a gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.
What part of speech is excubitorium?
Excubitorium is a noun.
What is the plural of excubitorium?
The plural of excubitorium is excubitoria.

Words near excubitorium in the dictionary

  1. excrutiate
  2. excsc
  3. excubant
  4. excubation
  5. excubitoria
  6. excubitorium
  7. exculpable
  8. exculpate
  9. exculpated
  10. exculpates
  11. exculpateth

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