dispensary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed

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Dis*pen"sa*ry noun
Etymology
Cf. F. dispensaire.
Wordforms
plural Dispensaries
Definitions
  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.
  2. A dispensatory. Pope.

Webster 1913