excubitorium
American
[ek-skyoo-bi-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-]
/ ɛkˌskyu bɪˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr- /
noun
excubitoria
plural
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of excubitorium
< Latin excubitōrium, equivalent to excubi ( tus ) (past participle of excubāre to watch, literally, lie out; see ex- 1, incubus) + -tōrium -tory 2
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