Promptuary \Promp"tu*a*ry\, a. Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] --Bacon. Promptuary \Promp"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. promptuarium, fr. promptuarius belonging to distribution, distributing: cf, F. promptuaire. See {Prompt}, a.] That from which supplies are drawn; a storehouse; a magazine; a repository. --Woodward.