excubitorium

[ek-skyoo-bi-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

excubitoria

(in an ancient Roman city) a night watchman's post or sentry box.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of excubitorium¹

< Latin ��泦�ܲ��ō��ܳ�, equivalent to excubi ( tus ) (past participle of ��泦�ܲ�� to watch, literally, lie out; ex- ¹, incubus ) + -��ō��ܳ� -tory ²

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Excubitorium, St. Alban's Abbey Excubito�rium, in medi�val churches, a gallery where public watch was kept at night on the eve of some festival, and from which the great shrines could be seen.

From

excruciation excud.

Browse