docimacy Meaning, Definition & Usage

Doc"i*ma*cy noun
Etymology
Gr. an assay, examination, fr. to examine (Metals), fr. assayed, tested, fr. to take, approve: cf. F. docimasie.
Definitions
  1. The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.

Webster 1913