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Dispensatory
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacopoeia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. "Dispensatory power." Bp. Rainbow.