Par′e‐gor″ic (?), a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. �, from � addressing, encouraging, soothing; παρά beside + � an assembly: cf. F. parégorique. See Allegory.] Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.