locutory

locutory [lok-yuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural loc·u·to·ries. locutorium. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of locutory 1475–85; Medieval Latin locūtōrium, equivalent to locū-, base of loquī to speak + -tōrium -tory2 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for locutory Historical Examples of locutory

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

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

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

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