a chemist licensed by the Society of Apothecaries of London to prescribe, prepare, and sell drugs
Word origin
C14: from Old French apotecaire, from Late Latin apothēcārius warehouseman, from apothēca, from Greek apothēkē storehouse
pothecary in American English
(ˈpɑθɪˌkeri)
nounWord forms: plural-caries
Brit dialect
an apothecary
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME potecarie, aph. var. of apothecarieapothecary]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: fix, kick, register, screen, tune