sextary

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English sextarie, sextary, anglicized from Latin sextārius (“pint”). Doublet of sextarius. ==== Noun ==== sextary (plural sextaries) (historical) Synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume (historical) An Anglo-Saxon unit of liquid measure, chiefly used for wine and cider. ===== Coordinate terms ===== (English unit): gallon (⅙ sextary) ===== Related terms ===== sextus six === Etymology 2 === For sextonry. ==== Noun ==== sextary (plural sextaries) (obsolete) A sacristy. ===== Related terms ===== sextry === References === “sextary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.