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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pharmacie, -é, n. [e.m.E. and ME. fermacie a medicine (once, Chaucer), formacie, ffarmasye the use of drugs or medicines (c 1400), 17th c. Eng. also pharmacie the art of pharmacy (1651), OF. farmacie (13–14th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), late L. pharmacia.] The art or practice of preparing and dispensing medicines. —1658 Conv. Burghs III. 468.
The saidis doctoris … promised that … they sould not prejudge the freemen professouris of the airt of chyrurgiarie or pharmace 1679 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 273.
That the said Mr. Harie should … have power and libertie to exercise his imployment of chyrurgerie and pharmacie 1685 Acts VIII. 530/1.
Declaring that the imployments of chirurgery and pharmacie are distinct and that the samen should not be exercised by one person within the city of Edinburgh
