Dispensaries

Dispensaries
Dispensary Dis*pen"sa*ry, n.; pl. {Dispensaries}. [Cf. F. dispensaire.] 1. A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price. [1913 Webster]

2. A dispensatory. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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