Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Apothesis \A*poth"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? a putting back or away, fr.
   ?. See {Apothecary}.] (Arch.)
   (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive
       churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments,
       etc. --Weale.
   (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath.