necessary place
necessary place noun: a place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
Noun
necessary place (plural necessary places)
- A place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
- He bought, for example, a common edition of Horace, of which he tore off gradually a couple of pages, carried them with him to that necessary place, read them first, and then sent them down as a sacrifice to Cloacina: this was so much time fairly gained, and I recommend you to follow his example.1747 15 December, Lord Chesterfield, letter
- Synonyms:
- bathroom
Synonyms of necessary place
Forms of necessary place
| plural | necessary places |
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Origin of necessary place
Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).
Questions about necessary place
- What does necessary place mean?
- Necessary place means a place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
- What part of speech is necessary place?
- Necessary place is a noun.
- What is the plural of necessary place?
- The plural of necessary place is necessary places.
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