† ˈconditure Obs.
[ad. L. condītūra preserving, etc., f. condīre: see condite a.1]
1. Preserving or pickling; seasoning.
| 1610 P. Barrough Meth. Physick viii. (1639) 418 These three..differ onely in the manner of conditure. 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 77 Confections which after their conditure must be preserved in sugar. |
2. A pickle, a condiment.
| a 1682 Sir T. Browne Tracts (1684) 104 A Conditure and Sawce much affected by Antiquity. |