Etymology

pessary

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Today it means: A medical device similar to the outer ring of a contraceptive diaphragm, most commonly used to support a displaced uterus; also called therapeutic pessary. Full definition →

Middle English pessarie ← Old French pessaire ← Latin pessarium
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  1. Latin · derived frompessarium
  2. Old French · derived frompessaire
  3. Middle English · inherited frompessarie
  4. English todaypessary

From Middle English pessarie, from Old French pessaire, from Latin pessarium.

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