Etymology

sextry

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Today it means: A sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects. Full definition →

Middle English sextriȝe ← Old French secresterie ← Latin secrestāria
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The story

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromsacristāria
  2. Latin · derived fromsecrestāria
  3. Old French · derived fromsecresterie
  4. Middle English · inherited fromsextriȝe
  5. English todaysextry

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.

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