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excubitorium

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[ek-skyoo-bi-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-] / ɛkˌskyu bɪˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /

noun

plural

excubitoria

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

Etymology

Origin of excubitorium

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

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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.

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