\Promp"tu*a*ry\, a.
Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] --Bacon.

\Promp"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. promptuarium, fr.
promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F.
promptuaire. See {Prompt}, a.]
That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine;
a repository. --Woodward.