Etymology

excubitorium

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Today it means: A gallery in a church, used for all-night vigils. Full definition →

Latin excubitorium
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  1. Latin · derived fromexcubitorium
  2. English todayexcubitorium

From Latin excubitorium, from ex (“out”) + cubare, cubitum (“to lie”).

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