sextry

noun

sextry

noun

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.

1

Archaic, Dialectal A sacristy; vestry; a room for holy objects.

Related terms
sextary, sexton, aumbry

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