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Webster 1913 Edition


Excubitorium


Ex-cuˊbi-to′ri-um

,
Noun.
[LL.
excubitorium
;
ex
out +
cubare
,
cubitum
, to lie.]
(Eccl. Antiq.)
A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night.

Definition 2024


excubitorium

excubitorium

English

Noun

excubitorium (plural excubitoria)

  1. (historical) A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils.