locutory

[ lok-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun

, plural loc·u·to·ries.

1. locutorium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of locutory¹

1475–85; < Medieval Latin locūtōrium, equivalent to locū-, base of loquī to speak + -tōrium -tory ²

Example Sentences

The large infirmary no longer receiveth the sick; in the locutory sitteth no more the guest.

From Project Gutenberg

A door in the last bay leads to the Choir School; this was formerly the Locutory, where the monks indulged in their daily gossip.

From Project Gutenberg

He made also the tablet for the locutory in the chapel of St. Anne, towards the west.

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