apothecary

[ uh-poth-uh-ker-ee ]
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noun,plural a·poth·e·car·ies.
  1. a druggist; a pharmacist.

  2. a pharmacy or drugstore.

  1. (especially in England and Ireland) a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.

Origin of apothecary

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1325–75; Middle English (<Old French ) <Medieval Latin apothēcārius seller of spices and drugs, Late Latin: shopkeeper, equivalent to Latin apothēc(a) shop, storehouse (<Greek apothḗkē;see apo-, theca) + -ārius-ary

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apothecary

/ (əˈpɒθɪkərɪ) /


nounplural -caries
  1. an archaic word for pharmacist

  2. law a chemist licensed by the Society of Apothecaries of London to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs

Origin of apothecary

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C14: from Old French apotecaire, from Late Latin apothēcārius warehouseman, from apothēca, from Greek apothēkē storehouse

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