English → Latin
“drawing-room” in Latin
oecusa roomexedrahall (with seats) for a discussion, etc.; a lecture hallātriuma welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court; a hall, court in a templeporticuscolonnade, arcade; portico, porchdiaetadiet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assemblyexĕdrĭuma sitting-roomātriolumsmall hall; antechambersalūtōto preserve, keep safe; to greet, salute; to pay respects
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
drawing-room
oecus (οἶκος, general term): exedra (ἐξέδρα, room for parties, both ends of which formed a semicircle, with a circular bench. It was uncovered: Vid: Vitr. 7, 5, 2, and 7, 9, 2): *cubiculum cultu insigne, or quo amici me visendi causa conveniunt: atrium (the ante-chamber where the clients were received): porticus (a hall or walk with columns): diaeta (δίαιτα; a saloon in the garden): a small drawing-room, exedrium; atriolum.
A sovereign’s drawing-room (i. e., levee; perhaps *regis or reginae salutatorium cubiculum, after salutatorium cubile, Plin.); or by circumlocution with aula regia (court) salutare, salutatio. He took him aside at a drawing-room, and said, seducto in salutatione affirmavit (Suet., Claud., 37). The drawing-room is over, salutatio defluxit (Cic.): to attend a drawing-room, principem salutare: to have a right to attend the drawing-room, ad aulam admitti: not to be allowed to attend a drawing-room, prohiberi publica salutatione (Suet., Vesp :4).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for drawing-room?
- The usual Latin words for “drawing-room” are oecus, exedra, ātrium; also porticus, diaeta, exĕdrĭum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.