/euh poth"euh ker'ee/ , n. , pl. apothecaries .
1. a druggist; a pharmacist.
2. a pharmacy or drugstore.
3. (esp. in England and Ireland) a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.
[ 1325-75; ME ( apothecarius seller of spices and drugs, LL: shopkeeper, equiv. to L apothec ( a ) shop, storehouse ( apothéke; see APO-, THECA) + -arius -ARY ]