Editing Closet (section)

==Other uses of the word==
In [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan]] and [[Middle English]], ''closet'' referred to a small private room, an inner sanctum within a far larger house, used for prayer, reading, or study. 

The use of "closet" for "[[toilet (room)|toilet]]" dates back to 1662.<ref>{{cite book|title=OED|publisher=OUP|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/34625?rskey=AMeU9Z&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> In [[Indian English]], this use continues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armoire - Dictionary Definition |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/armoire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215041508/https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/armoire |archive-date=Dec 15, 2022 |website=Vocabulary.com}}</ref> Related forms include [[Pail_closet#Earth_closet_system|earth closet]] and [[water closet]] ([[flush toilet]]). "Privy" meaning an [[outhouse]] derives from "private", making the connection with the Middle English use of "closet", above.