electuary

[ ih-lek-choo-er-ee ]

/ ɪˈlɛk tʃuˌɛr i /

noun, plural e·lec·tu·ar·ies. Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine.

a pasty mass composed of a medicine, usually in powder form, mixed in a palatable medium, as syrup, honey, or other sweet substance: used especially for animals and administered by application to the teeth, tongue, or gums.

Words nearby electuary

electroweak force, electroweak interaction, electroweak theory, electrowinning, electrum, electuary, eledoisin, eleemosynary, elegance, elegancy, elegant

Origin of electuary

1350–1400; Middle English electuarie < Late Latin elect(u)ārium a medicinal lozenge, alteration (by confusion with Latin ēlēctus (adj.) choice, good quality, ēlēctus (noun) choice) of Greek ekleiktón lozenge (neuter verbal adjective of ekleíchein to lick up; ek- ec- + leíchein to lick); see -ary

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Examples from the Web for electuary

Electuary, e-lek′tū-ar-i, n. a composition of medicinal powders with honey or sugar.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
This evening Mr. Hollyard sends me an electuary to take (a walnut quantity of it) going to bed, which I did.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys
Then unto him the rich man sent an electuary of gold and silver, and straightway he was cured.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III|Henry Charles Lea
But the rich man sent him an electuary of gold and silver, and he was immediately made whole.
A History of Caricature and Grotesque|Thomas Wright

It was enclosed in a gallipot, and was what I believe they called an electuary.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for electuary

electuary

/ (ɪˈlɛktjʊərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

archaic a paste taken orally, containing a drug mixed with syrup or honey

Word Origin for electuary

C14: from Late Latin ēlēctuārium, probably from Greek ēkleikton electuary, from ekleikhein to lick out, from leikhein to lick

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Medicine definitions for electuary

electuary

[ ĭ-lĕk′chōō-ĕr′ē ]

n.

confection