A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1531-1599
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Medicinary, n. Also: medicinarie, medecinerie, -cynery, medcinary. [f. as Medicin(e, Medicinal(l, etc.: cf. e.m.E. medicinary a. (1607) curative, medicinal.] a. The art or practice of medicine. b. Medical treatment. c. A medical practitioner, a doctor.a. 1531 Bell. Boece I. 48.
He inhibit … that ony man exerce the art of medicinary 1538 Reg. Privy S. II. 399/2.
To use medecynery, potingary, surrurgeanirye 1554 Reg. Cupar A. II. 113.
The said Alexander vsand his craft of medicinarie and leche craftb. 1531 Bell. Boece I. li.
Als thay come haill and feir … to extreme age, but ony use of medcinary 1594 Misc. 3 Spald. C. II. 29.
For passing forth of the realme for obteining of help of medecinerie to his heavie diseasisc. 1599 Glasgow Barbers ii.
[To practise medicine only] at the leave of oure … chief medicinarie
