lotorium

lotorium [ML; cf. lavatorium] 1 place for washing, lavatory. 1235 in octo carratis plumbi emptis ad clocherium et ad ~ium nostrum apud Westm’ Liberate (Exch) 1203 m. 2; 1244 aleam que se extendat a rotundo ~io in curia regis Westm’ usque ad hostium Cl 272; 1259 de expensis factis circa ‥ ~ium curie reparandum Ac. Build. Hen. III 342; c1337 in ‥ expensis factis circa emendacionem ~ii conventus in claustro Ac. Durh. 535. 2 vessel for washing, ewer, pitcher (perh. also w. ref. to wash-basin or finger bowl). ~ium, lavur (Garl. Unus. gl.) Teaching Latin II 165; 1289 S. barbitonsori pro emendacione j ~ii et ij pelvium ‥ xxiij d. Househ. Eleanor 66; 1326 iiij pelves cum iij lotariis Ac. Durh. 114; c1350 in aula debet dimittere ‥ unam pelvem cum ~io et unam mappam cum manutergio Reg. Moray 367; 1351 in ~io pendulo empto v s. v d. Ac. Durh. 120. 3 (eccl.) piscina. c1320 vadat ad ~ium et abluat manus suas, et postea redeat ad altare HBS XXVII 5 (= Miss. Sarum 218n. 8).