I. |parə|gȯ]rik, -gä], ]rēk also |per- adjective
also par·e·gor·i·cal ]rə̇kəl, ]rēk-\
Etymology: French parégoreque, from Middle French paregorique, from Late Latin paregoricus, from Greek parēgorikos, from parēgorein to talk over, encourage, soothe (from para- para- (I) + agora assembly, marketplace) + -ikos -ic, -ical — more at agora
archaic : assuaging or soothing pain : mitigating
II. noun
( -s )
1. archaic : a medicine that mitigates pain : anodyne
2. : camphorated tincture of opium used to relieve pain