English Explanatory Dictionary

electuary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.

Word forms

electuary electuaries

Etymology

From Middle English electuarie, eletuarie, electuary, from Latin electuarium, from Ancient Greek ἐκλείκτον (ekleíkton, “medicine which is licked away”), from ἐκλείχω (ekleíkhō, “to lick up”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Doublet of lekvar.

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