Perfumer (Greek: Μυρεψός, romanized: myrepsos) was an honorary title given in the Byzantine Empire to medical doctors.
[1] The honorary title is held to this day, bestowed by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, where every ten years perfumers prepare the chrism.
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