dispensary
dis·pens·ary [dispensary dispensaries] BrE [dɪˈspensəri] NAmE [dɪˈspensəri] noun (pl. dis·pens·aries)
1. a place in a hospital, shop/store, etc. where medicines are prepared for patients
2. (old-fashioned)a place where patients are treated, especially one run by a charity
Word Origin:
late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin dispensarium, neuter (used as a noun) of dispensarius, from Latin dispensare ‘continue to weigh out or disburse’, from the verb dispendere, based on pendere ‘weigh’.
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