E-lĕc'tŭ-a-ry, n.

n. [Late Lat. electuarium, electarium, from Gr. ἐκλεικτόν, ἔκλειγμα, Lat. ecligma, a medicine that is licked away, i. e., melts in the mouth, from Gr. ἐκλείχειν, to lick up, from ἐκ, out, and λείχειν, to lick; Fr. électuaire, Sp. electuario, O. Fr. lectuaire, Pr. lectoari, lactoari, O. Sp. lectuario, It. lattuaro, lattuario, lattovaro.] (Med.) A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some conserve, honey, or sirup; a confection.