What is "dispensatory"

Dispensatory \Dis*pen"sa*to*ry\, n.; pl. Dispensatories. A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacop[oe]ia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.

Dispensatory \Dis*pen"sa*to*ry\, a. [L. dispensatorius relating to management. See Dispense, v. t.] Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. ``Dispensatory power.''
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a. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. n. A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.