escritoire vs writing table

escritoire and writing table both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escritoire	Yes	No	No	No
writing table	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, escritoire and writing table are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of escritoire include secretaire, secretary.

escritoire (noun)	writing table (noun)
a desk used for writing	a desk used for writing