/lav"euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , n. , pl. lavatories .
1. a room fitted with equipment for washing the hands and face and usually with flush toilet facilities.
2. a flush toilet; water closet.
3. a bowl or basin with running water for washing or bathing purposes; washbowl.
4. any place where washing is done.
[ 1325-75; ME lavatorie lavatorium washing-place, equiv. to L lava ( re ) to wash + -torium -TORY 2 ]