dispensatory

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US/dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/UK/dɪsˈpɛnsətəɹi/UK/dɪsˈpɛnsətɹi/

adjective

Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.

OriginLatin dispēnsātōrius →
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Meanings

adjectivedispensatory (comparative more dispensatory, superlative most dispensatory)

comparative more dispensatory · superlative most dispensatory

  1. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.

    The dispenser [is] the Son of man; the author of his dispensatory power, God the Father.

    1635, Edward Rainbow, Labour forbidden and commanded
noundispensatory (plural dispensatories)

plural dispensatories

  1. pharmacymedicineA book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.

Origin

  1. Latindispēnsātōrius
  2. Englishdispensatory

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsātōrius, and the noun dispēnsātōrium. Compare Latin dispēnsātor, dispēnsō and English dispense.

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APA

dispensatory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispensatory

MLA

“dispensatory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispensatory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispensatory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispensatory.

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