"privy house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: privy houses [plural]
Etymology: From privy (“outhouse”) to clarify the intended sense, likely under the influence of Anglo-Norman privé hostel (attested in an 1139 British source) and Latin domus privata (1141). Etymology templates: {{m|en|privy||outhouse}} privy (“outhouse”), {{uder|en|xno|privé hostel}} Anglo-Norman privé hostel, {{der|en|la|domus privata}} Latin domus privata Head templates: {{en-noun}} privy house (plural privy houses)
  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used for urination and defecation. Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: bathroom, privy-house Hypernyms: house (english: structurally), privy, bathroom

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