Definitions For Dispensatory

Noun

DISPENSATORY (plural DISPENSATORYs) (pharmacy, pharmacology) A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.

Adjective

Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, dispēnsātōrius}}, and the noun dispēnsātōrium. Compare {{cog, la, dispēnsātor}}, dispēnsō and {{cog, en, dispense}}.

See also

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