Glōss'a-ry, n.

n. [Lat. glossarium, from glossa; Fr. glossaire, It. glossario, Sp. glosario. See GLOSS, 4.] A collection of glosses or explanations of the special meanings and difficult terms of a work or author; a vocabulary of words requiring special elucidation; hence, also, a partial or limited dictionary, as of an author, a class of works, a dialect, or the like; as, Du Cange’s Glossary; Spelman’s Glossary.