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sextary

sextary noun: synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume.

Noun (1)

sextary (plural sextaries)

  1. (historical) Synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume
    Synonyms:
    sextarius
  2. (historical) An Anglo-Saxon unit of liquid measure, chiefly used for wine and cider.
    • The sextary seems to have contained 6 gallons, and is also used for cider and wine.1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 172

Noun (2)

sextary (plural sextaries)

  1. (obsolete) A sacristy.

Synonyms of sextary

Forms of sextary

pluralsextaries

Origin of sextary

From Middle English sextarie, sextary, anglicized from Latin sextārius (“pint”). Doublet of sextarius.

For sextonry.

Questions about sextary

What does sextary mean?
Sextary means synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume.
What part of speech is sextary?
Sextary is a noun.
What is the plural of sextary?
The plural of sextary is sextaries.

Words near sextary in the dictionary

  1. Sextard
  2. sextaries
  3. sextarii
  4. sextarius
  5. sextariuses
  6. sextary
  7. sextastic
  8. sextate
  9. sextated
  10. sextates
  11. sextating

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