electuary


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
electuary /ɪˈlɛktjʊ(ə)ri/
noun (pl. electuaries) archaic a medicinal substance mixed with honey or another sweet substance.
– origin ME: from late L. electuarium, prob. from Gk ekleikton, from ekleikhein ‘lick up’.
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