/di spen"seuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , n. , pl. dispensatories .
1. a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
2. a dispensary.
[ 1560-70; dispensatorium, LL dispensatorius of management, equiv. to L dispensa ( re ) (see DISPENSE) + -torium -TORY 2 ]