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Salutary, -arie, adj. [e.m.E. salutary (Caxton) conducive to well-being, beneficial, (1649) conducive to health, serving to promote recovery, f. as Salutar,adj.] Healing. = Salutar,adj.; in fig. contexts. — 1597 James VI Dæmonol. (STS) 34/8.
Whose punishment to the death will be a salutarie sacrifice for the patient c1610 Melville Mem. 317.
Salutary plaisters to be laid vnto the sores that yet daily … aryses in his realm
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