Definition of "dispensatory"

dispensatory

/dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/

adjective
comparative more dispensatory, superlative most dispensatory
1. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
  Quotations
  The dispenser [is] the Son of man; the author of his dispensatory power, God the Father.
  1635, Edward Rainbow, Labour forbidden and commanded
noun
plural dispensatories
1. (pharmacy, pharmacology) A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.