APARTMENT, a Portion of a large House, wherein a Person may lodge separately; having all the Conveniences requisite to make a complete Habitation. See HOUSE, etc. A complete Apartment must consist at least of a Chamber, an Antichamber, and a Cabinet or Wardrobe. See CHAMBER, ANTICHAMBER, etc. The Word comes from the Latin Apartamentum, of the Verb partiri, to divide.
APARTMENT
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- Written by: Ephraïm Chambers
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