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apothecary

American  
[uh-poth-uh-ker-ee] / əˈpɒθ əˌkɛr i /

noun

plural

apothecaries

  1. a druggist; a pharmacist.

  2. a pharmacy or drugstore.

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

apothecary British  
/ əˈpɒθɪkərɪ /

noun

  1. an archaic word for pharmacist

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

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Etymology

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; apo-, theca ) + -ārius -ary

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