Dispensatory
//dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.
Adjective
- 1 Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
"The dispenser [is] the Son of man; the author of his dispensatory power, God the Father."
Example
More examples"The dispenser [is] the Son of man; the author of his dispensatory power, God the Father."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dispēnsātōrius, and the noun dispēnsātōrium. Compare Latin dispēnsātor, dispēnsō and English dispense.
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