latrine

(lə trēn′)

noun

a toilet, privy, etc. for the use of a large number of people, as in an army camp

Origin: Fr < L latrina, contr. of lavatrina, bath < lavare, to wash: see lave

See latrine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A communal toilet of a type often used in a camp or barracks.

Origin:

Origin: From French latrines, privies

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin lātrīna, privy

Origin: , from lavātrīna, bath, privy; see leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots

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