lavendrye
Middle English
/ˈlavəndriː(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry.
- (rare) The action of washing or cleaning clothes; laundering.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French lavanderie derived from Latin lavandaria affix from Middle English lavender.
Origin
Middle English
lavender
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- launder English
- laundry English
- laundry ball English
- laundrymaid English
- laundryman English
- laundrywoman English
- nonlaundry English
- lavandaria Latin
- *lewh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- lavender Middle English
- lavanderie Old French
- lavandiere Old French