sextary
noun
sextary is spelled S-E-X-T-A-R-Y: 7 letters. As a noun, sextary means “Synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sextary is sextaries.
How many letters and syllables are in sextary?
| Letters | 7: S-E-X-T-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of sextary
- sextaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sextary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of sextarius, an ancient Roman unit of volume
- 2
An Anglo-Saxon unit of liquid measure, chiefly used for wine and cider.
- 3
obsoleteA sacristy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sextary come from?
From Middle English sextarie, sextary, anglicized from Latin sextārius (“pint”). Doublet of sextarius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).