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sextonry

sextonry noun: the office of sexton.

Noun

sextonry (plural sextonries)

  1. (obsolete) The office of sexton.
    • He[…]retayned to hymselfe but a small lyueng, and that was the sextenry of our lady churche in Renes.1523–1525, John Bourchier, Froissart's Chronicles

Forms of sextonry

pluralsextonries

Origin of sextonry

From sexton + -ry.

Questions about sextonry

What does sextonry mean?
Sextonry means the office of sexton.
What part of speech is sextonry?
Sextonry is a noun.
What is the plural of sextonry?
The plural of sextonry is sextonries.

Words near sextonry in the dictionary

  1. sextoncy
  2. sextoness
  3. sextonesses
  4. Sextonian
  5. sextonries
  6. sextonry
  7. sextons
  8. sextonship
  9. sextonships
  10. Sextonville
  11. sextopia

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