es·cri·toire 
(ĕs′krĭ-twär)
(ĕs′krĭ-twär)n.
A small desk or bureau with a writing surface, especially one with built-in compartments for storing documents and often a hinged, slanted front that drops down to provide the writing surface.
[Obsolete French, from Old French escriptoire, study, from Medieval Latin scrīptōrium; see SCRIPTORIUM.]