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sextry

sextry noun: a sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.

Noun

sextry (plural sextries)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rustic) A sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.

Forms of sextry

pluralsextries

Origin of sextry

From Middle English sextriȝe, cextrye, sextrye, sextry, probably a reduced form of Old French secresterie or Anglo-Latin secrestāria, a variant of Medieval Latin sacristāria.

Questions about sextry

What does sextry mean?
Sextry means a sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.
What part of speech is sextry?
Sextry is a noun.
What is the plural of sextry?
The plural of sextry is sextries.

Words near sextry in the dictionary

  1. sextremism
  2. sextremist
  3. sextremists
  4. sextries
  5. sextrigintillion
  6. sextry
  7. sexts
  8. sextual
  9. sextually
  10. sextumvirate
  11. sextumvirates

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