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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.

Sextary

Sex"ta*ry\, n. [For sextonry.] A sacristy. [Obs.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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