apothesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόθεσις (apóthesis, “a putting back or away”). See apothecary.

Noun

apothesis (plural apotheses)

  1. (architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.[1]
  2. A dressing room connected with a public bath.

References
  1. 1849-1850, John Weale, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and Engineering

apothesis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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