Meaning of house of easement | Babel Free
Examples
“Se the hous of esement be swete & clene.”
“[T]he lowest servants at Hampton Court used the great communal toilet capable of seating fourteen people at once named the ‘Common Jakes’ or the ‘Great House of Easement’. This giant facility discharged into a tank which was washed clean⟳ by the waters of the moat. Even so, the tank emitted a dreadful smell⟳ and frequently had to be scrubbed clean⟳.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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