garderobe

1. (historical) A storeroom or wardrobe.historical

2. (historical) A lavatory, especially in a castle and built into the outer wall, with vent directly over the moat or midden.Examples: "He splashed some tepid water on his face from the basin beside his bed and took his time squatting in the garderobe, the night air cold on his bare skin."; "In the early medieval period (1066-1300), the solution in huge stone castles was garderobes: small rooms that jutted out over the walls with a hole covered by a seat. Castle builders tried to site garderobes over a stream or a moat, but this was not always possible."; "Even with the seat, most garderobes in castles did not encourage long stays.[…]Despite the unappealing and unsanitary nature of garderobe shafts, besieging forces on more than one occasion successfully entered castles by having men climb up the shafts."historical