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sextry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sex-try
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.

Archaic

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sextriȝe, secresterie, secrestāria, sacristāria

Usage

Inflected Forms

sextries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sextary sexton aumbry

Questions

What does sextry mean?
A sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.
Where does sextry come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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