pothecary

American

[poth-i-ker-ee] / ˈpɒθ ɪˌkɛr i /

noun

British Dialect.

apothecary.

pothecary British

/ ˈpɒθɪkərɪ /

noun

an archaic or Brit dialect variant of apothecary

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

pothecaries

plural

Etymology

Origin of pothecary

1350–1400; Middle English potecarie, aphetic variant of apothecarie apothecary

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Now fetch in the dog; and yet we cannot tarry to try experiments now: arrest him; you shall go with me, sir; I'll tickle you, pothecary; I'll give you a glister, i'faith.

From The Poetaster by Jonson, Ben

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023