English Dictionary: Sextary | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Sextaries}. [L. sextarius the sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus sixth, sex six.] (Rom. Antiq.) An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n. [For sextonry.] A sacristy. [Obs.] |