n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' m ō d
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from commode, adjective, suitable, convenient, from Latin commodus, from com- + modus measure ― more at METE
Date: circa 1688
1 : a woman's ornate cap popular in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
2 a : a low chest of drawers b : a movable washstand with a cupboard underneath c : a boxlike structure holding a chamber pot under an open seat also : CHAMBER POT d : TOILET 3B
commode 1