closet

English

/ˈklɒzɪt/, /ˈklɑzɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Any private area, particularly bowers in the open air.
  • (now) Any private or inner room, particularly:
  • (obsolete) A pew or side-chapel reserved for a monarch or other feudal lord.
  • A private cabinet, particularly:
  • (now) Any small room or side-room, particularly:
  • (heraldry) An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
  • (Scotland) A sewer.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English closet derived from Old French closet, clos (paddock, field, enclosed outdoor area, confined, close, private space) derived from Latin clausum (closed, enclosed space) suffix from English close (enclosed) root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kleh₂w-

Gloss

hook, peg, crook, a peg, a crook

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