Emily Dickinson Lexicon

E-LEC'TU-A-RY, n. [Low L. electarium, electuarium; Gr. εκλειγμα, or εκλεικτον, from λειχω, to lick. Vossius.]

In pharmacy, a form of medicine composed of powders or other ingredients, incorporated with some conserve, honey, or sirup, and made into due consistence, to be taken in doses, like boluses. Quincy. Encyc.