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Definition of promptuary - 2 dictionary results

Promptuary

Promp"tu*a*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] --Bacon.

Promptuary

Promp"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. promptuarium, fr. promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire. See Prompt, a.] That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository. --Woodward.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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