pothecary

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A form of apothecary — Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.

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Meanings

nounpothecary (plural pothecaries)

plural pothecaries

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of apothecary.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pothecary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pothecary

MLA

“pothecary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pothecary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pothecary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pothecary.

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