- Easement room
- [chamber of easement]
A privy or latrine. Euphemisms are perennial: today an American equivalent of 'easement room' is 'comfort station'. -
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Easement room
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