Inflected forms: pl. e·lec·tu·ar·ies A drug mixed with sugar and water or honey into a pasty mass suitable for oral administration.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English electuarie, from Late Latin lcturium, probably alteration of Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein, to lick up : ek-, out; see eghs in Appendix I + leikhein, to lick; see leigh- in Appendix I.
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rium, probably alteration of Greek ekleikton, from ekleikhein, to lick up : ek-, out; see eghs in Appendix I + leikhein, to lick; see leigh- in Appendix I.
