A lavatorium, sometimes anglicised as `lavatory` and also known as a laver, is the communal washing area in a monastery, particularly in a mediaeval monastic building or a cathedral with a cloister. Monks were required to wash before meals; thus the lavatorium was adjacent to the refectory. All monastic orders required handwashing before meals. .....
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lavatorium A place for washing.
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