Definition of electuary in English:
electuary
nounPlural electuaries ɪˈlɛktjʊ(ə)riəˈlɛktʃəˌwɛri
archaic A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr. Mead directs a drachm of an electuary similar to this to be taken evening and morning.
- Later Babylonian tablets give recipes for ‘electuaries’ - medicines based on honey.
- In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein 'lick up'.
Definition of electuary in US English:
electuary
nounəˈlɛktʃəˌwɛriəˈlekCHəˌwerē
archaic A medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dr. Mead directs a drachm of an electuary similar to this to be taken evening and morning.
- Later Babylonian tablets give recipes for ‘electuaries’ - medicines based on honey.
- In pre-modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities.
Origin
Late Middle English: from late Latin electuarium, probably from Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein ‘lick up’.