DISPENSARY

n. Di2s-pe2ns'a2r-i2. Lat., dispensatorium. Fr., dispensaire. Ger., Apotheke (1st def.), Armenapot/ieke (2d def.), Armenklinik (2d def.). 1. An apothecary's shop or any place in which medicines are dispensed. 2. As commonly used, an institution which furnishes medical attendance, medicines, and the nece ary appliances to the poor gratuitously, but does not receive them as inmates. [s. 596]