Dis*pen"sa*to*ry (?), a. [L.
dispensatorius relating to management. See Dispense,
v. t.] Granting, or authorized to grant,
dispensations. "Dispensatory power." Bp.
Rainbow.
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 pharmacopœia in that it issued by private
parties, and not by an official body or by government.