Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. In some forms from post-classical Latin plectoria, alteration of plethora.
Definition of plethory in US English:
plethory
nounˈplɛθ(ə)ri
Medicine= "plethora". Now archaic.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. In some forms from post-classical Latin plectoria, alteration of plethora.