Electuary Definition
ĭ-lĕkcho͝o-ĕrē
electuaries
noun
A medicine made by mixing drugs with honey or syrup to form a paste.
Webster's New World
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electuariesOrigin of Electuary
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Middle English electuarie from Late Latin ēlēctuārium probably alteration of Greek ekleikton from ekleikhein to lick up ek- out eghs in Indo-European roots leikhein to lick leigh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleikton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleikhō, “I lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leikhō, “I lick”).
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