\Dis*pen"sa*to*ry\, a. [L. dispensatorius relating
to management. See {Dispense}, v. t.]
Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
``Dispensatory power.'' --Bp. Rainbow.

\Dis*pen"sa*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dispensatories}.
A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic
description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It
is usually, but not always, distinguished from a
pharmacop[oe]ia in that it issued by private parties, and not
by an official body or by government.