† ˈpottingary Sc. Obs.
Forms: α. 5 potigary, 6 potegarie. β. 5 potyngary, 5–6 pot(t)ingary, 6 pottingarie, -gry, potinchary.
[Corrupted from poticary, earlier form of pothecary, through the intermediate potegary, potigary: cf. prec., and nihtegale, nightingale.]
1. = apothecary 1 (med.L. apothēcārius).
| 1552 Abp. Hamilton Catech. Tabil (1884) 11 Potegareis that sellis corruppit drogaris. Ibid. 100 Pottingareis quhilk takis siluer for euil & rottin stufe and droggaris. Ibid. 103. |
2. a. The art or practice of an apothecary; pharmacy.
| c 1480 Henryson Sum Pract. Med. 16 in Bannatyne Poems (Hunter. Cl.) 402 My prettik in pottingary ye trow be als pure. 1500 Exch. Rolls Scotl. XI. 376 note, Oure..servitoure and potingare William Fowlare for his..service.. in his craft and science of pottingary. 1500–20 Dunbar Poems xxxiii. 29 In pottingry he wrocht grit pyne, He murdreist mony in medecyne. a 1568 For Helth of Body 77 in Bannatyne Poems (Hunter. Cl.) 199 Thair is no raseth cumis of pottingary,..Till all neidrent richest detray the. |
b. The drugs of an apothecary, medicines.
| 1474 Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 23 To a Flemyng of Bruges for certane potigariis coft to the King. Ibid. 24 Item gevin to Stephin potingare..for certane materialis and potingaris deliuerit be him to the King, v. li. 1501 Ibid. II. 34 Item, to William Fowlar, for potinchary tane fra him to the King..xxiij li. iij s. vj d. |