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ensuite
< French en suite 'in sequence'
DCHP-2 (Sep 2012)
Spelling variants:en suite
1adv. — Housing
creating a single unit among neighbouring rooms; a room that can be entered through another room.
Type: 5. Frequency — While ensuite is used widely, it occurs three times more frequently in Canada than in the US (see Chart 1). The adverbial meaning is the oldest one: adjacent rooms could be used or were placed "ensuite". This meaning gave rise first to the adjectival use (meaning 2) and later to the use as a noun (meaning 3), with the present meaning receding in importance.
See also COD-2, which labels the adverbial function as "Cdn & Brit.".
See also COD-2, which labels the adverbial function as "Cdn & Brit.".
Quotations
1900
APARTMENTS - several large rooms ensuite or otherwise, for adults, in commodious residence, furnished or unfurnished. 256 Sherbourne street.
1922
[...] bedrooms with double or twin beds and private bath, rooms ensuite or singly with private lavatory, family rooms accommodating 2, 3 or 4 persons [...]
2adj. — Housing
referring to a bathroom attached to a bedroom; in older examples, to two attached rooms, room & laundry room or the like.
Type: 5. Frequency — Referring to meaning 1, adjectival meanings were the first extension, which is one of today's most widely used meanings.
Quotations
1978
Other features that appeal to discriminating buyers are the decorative hall and stair way mouldings, log burning fireplaces in the finished family rooms, ensuite bathrooms in the master bedrooms, and cold cellars that can easily be converted to your own private wine cellar.
1996
The living area of the suites include the owner's choice of 40 oz. wall to wall carpet, 6 lb. chipfoam underlay, heritage style interior doors, individual through wall air conditioning, ensuite laundry facilities and optional French doors.
3n. — Housing
a bathroom that is entered through a bedroom, usually the master bedroom.
Type: 5. Frequency — The conversion into a noun is the most recent development. As can be seen in the 1968 quotation, it has been in use for quite a while and is today perhaps the most common use of the term.
Quotations
1968
Lovely modern kitchen equipped with dishwasher and garberator, 4 bed-rooms, master has 2 pc. ensuite.
1972
Attention Young Executives! Near new split level home on lge. W-F lot. Modern as tomorrow with its spacious open plan living. Natural stone fireplace features lge. fire box. W-W. 3 bdrms., 1 ensuite. Vanity bath, unfinished bsmt. Try $18,000 down.
1988
Bedrooms two and three share a full bathroom that is skylit while the master suite features an ensuite with a luxurious soaker tub and a good-sized closet.
2007
Each unit also comes with two bedrooms, two bathrooms (one of which is an ensuite to the master bedroom), a den, kitchen, dining area, utility room, and a living room complete with a propane fireplace, [Annabelle Bennetts] noted as she walked through the framed in units to each. All of the units also have a deck.
2008
The ensuite off the master bedroom has Carrara marble countertops, double sink and a modern soaker tub and frameless glass shoulder.
References
- COD-2
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