A large cupboard for storing clothes, or collectively, all the clothes a person owns.
From Old French 'warderobe' meaning literally 'guard-robe' — a room where royal robes were guarded by servants. In medieval castles, this was actually a private chamber where nobles kept their most valuable garments under armed protection. The word originally referred to the room itself, not the furniture!
Your bedroom wardrobe gets its name from medieval royal chambers where armed guards literally stood watch over expensive clothing. Kings and queens needed bodyguards for their outfits because a single royal robe could cost more than a peasant's house!
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