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dispensatory

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
19
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/ (US)
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/dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/ (US) · /dɪsˈpɛnsətəɹi/ (UK) · /dɪsˈpɛnsətɹi/ (UK)

Definition of dispensatory

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
    “The dispenser [is] the Son of man; the author of his dispensatory power, God the Father.”
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adj

  1. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
    “The dispenser [is] the Son of man; the author of his dispensatory power, God the Father.”

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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