▪ I. † ˈconfectory, a. Obs.
[ad. L. confectōri-us (in n. -um), f. confector, agent-n. from conficĕre: see -ory.]
= prec.
| 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche iv. cxlvii. (R.), In which the wanton might Of confectory art endeavour'd how To charm all tastes to their sweet overthrow. |
▪ II. conˈfectory, n.
Anglicized form of L. confectōrium ‘slaughtering-place of beasts’: given by Ogilvie as = confectionery 3.