apothecary

[ uh-poth-uh-ker-ee ]

/ əˈpɒθ əˌkɛr i /

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noun, plural a·poth·e·car·ies.

a druggist; a pharmacist.

a pharmacy or drugstore.

(especially in England and Ireland) a druggist licensed to prescribe medicine.

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Origin of apothecary

1325–75; Middle English (<Old French ) <Medieval Latin apothēcārius seller of spices and drugs, Late Latin: shopkeeper, equivalent to Latin apothēc(a) shop, storehouse (<Greek apothḗkē;see apo-, theca) + -ārius-ary

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Apostolos, apostrophe, apostrophize, apothecaries' measure, apothecaries' weight, apothecary, apothecary jar, apothecium, apothegm, apothem, apotheosis

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How to use apothecary in a sentence

She started an apothecary business after his death to help other people build their immune systems to better fend off infections.
Small Business Saturday spotlights pandemic-inspired entrepreneurship|Emily Davies|November 28, 2020|Washington Post
The establishment is really beautiful, having the appearance more of an apothecary store, than a Grocery House.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
As for his age, he himself told the apothecary of the Bastille, a little before his death, that he believed he was about sixty.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Having lost his father when very young, he was placed with an apothecary, with whom he lived several years.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

The next to suffer was an apothecary named Franklin, from whom the poison had been procured.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
He is, perhaps, the only person not an apothecary hereabouts.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters|William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh

British Dictionary definitions for apothecary

apothecary

/ (əˈpɒθɪkərɪ) /

noun plural -caries

an archaic word for pharmacist

law a chemist licensed by the Society of Apothecaries of London to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs

Word Origin for apothecary

C14: from Old French apotecaire, from Late Latin apothēcārius warehouseman, from apothēca, from Greek apothēkē storehouse

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