English

Noun

closet of ease ‎(plural closets of ease)

1. (euphemistic, obsolete) A room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.
   • 1662, B. Gerbier, A Brief Description of the Principles of Building, p. 27:

     A Closet of ease.

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:bathroom

Derived terms

• closet (as a lavatory)

Related terms

• do one's ease
• house of ease
• seat of ease

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "closet, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1891.