sextry

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noun

A sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.

OriginMiddle English sextriȝe ← Old French secresterie ← Latin secrestāria →
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Meanings

nounsextry (plural sextries)

plural sextries

  1. archaicdialectalrusticA sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinsacristāria
  2. Latinsecrestāria
  3. Old Frenchsecresterie
  4. Middle Englishsextriȝe
  5. Englishsextry

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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APA

sextry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextry

MLA

“sextry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sextry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sextry.

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