spicerie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• spicerye, spycery, spycerye, specerie, spisorie, spiceriȝe

Etymology

From Old French espicerie; equivalent to spicer +‎ -ie or spice +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌspiːsəˈriː(ə)/, /ˈspiːsəriː(ə)/

Noun

spicerie (plural spiceries)

1. A spice or spices; ground substances used as flavouring:
   1. Spices used for their scents, aromas, or smells.
   2. Spices used for their (purported) medical effects.
   3. Spices used for the embalmment dead bodies.
   4. Spices considered as a trade good.
2. A branch of a wealthy estate ensuring the provision or victualling of food.
3. A delicious or tasty food or meal.

Descendants

• English: spicery
• Scots: spicerie

References

• “spīcerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-24.