Electuary definition

ĭ-lĕkcho͝o-ĕrē

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A drug mixed with sugar and water or honey into a pasty mass suitable for oral administration.

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A medicine made by mixing drugs with honey or syrup to form a paste.

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A drug mixed with sugar and water or honey into a pasty mass suitable for oral administration.

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(medicine) Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or similar in order to make it more palatable to swallow.

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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of electuary - electary

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electuary

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electuaries

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
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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