APOTHECARY


Meaning of APOTHECARY in English

[ ə'pɒθɪk(ə)ri ]

■ noun ( plural apothecaries ) archaic a person who prepared and sold medicines.

Origin

ME: via OFr. from late L. apothecarius , from L. apotheca , from Gk apothēkē 'storehouse'.

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