n.
Pronunciation: s ə - ' pä-z ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English suppositorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suppositorium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositorius placed beneath, from Latin supponere to put under
Date: 14th century
: a solid but readily meltable cone or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity (as the rectum)