sextry

English

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.

Noun

sextry (plural sextries)

1. (archaic) A sacristy.

Related terms

• sextary
• sexton

References

• “sextry”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• xyster