pothecary

[ poth-i-ker-ee ]

noun,plural poth·e·car·ies.British Dialect.

Origin of pothecary

1
1350–1400; Middle English potecarie, aphetic variant of apothecarieapothecary

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British Dictionary definitions for pothecary

pothecary

/ (ˈpɒθɪkərɪ) /


nounplural -caries
  1. an archaic or Brit dialect variant of apothecary

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