/keuhn fek"sheuh ner'ee/ , n. , pl. confectionaries , adj.
n.
1. a candy; sweetmeat.
2. a place where confections are kept or made.
3. confectionery (def. 3).
adj.
4. pertaining to or of the nature of confections or their production.
[ 1590-1600; confectionarius, equiv. to confection- CONFECTION + -arius -ARY ]