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Meaning of 'dispensatory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dispensatory [ n.]
- A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop/ia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.
2 . Dispensatory [ v. t.]
- Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.