receptory
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Etymology
From Middle English receptorie, from Medieval Latin receptorium (“a place of shelter”).
Noun
receptory (plural receptories)
- (obsolete) A receptacle, a container [16th century].
References
- “receptory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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