different between sectary vs sextary

English

Etymology

Either from the French sectaire or directly from its etymon, the Medieval Latin sect?rius, from secta (“sect”). Cognates include the Italian settario and the Portuguese and Spanish sectario.

Noun

sectary (plural sectaries)

1. A member of a particular sect, school of thought or practice, party, or profession; a sectarian.
   • 1953, T.V. Smith, “Democratic Apologetics” in Ethics LXIII, ? 2 (January 1953), page 106, left column:

     It is this spirit which inspires sectaries to deprecate the public schools and, if they cannot divert part of the tax support, then to foist upon this free system the shadow of their own beclouded vision.

2. (Christianity) A Protestant dissenter or nonconformist.

Translations

Further reading

• sectary at OneLook Dictionary Search
• sectary in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Treacys

English

Etymology 1

Anglicized from Latin sextarius (“pint”)

Noun

sextary (plural sextaries)

1. An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an English pint.
2. An Old English measure of liquid, usually wine or cider, perhaps containing 6 gallons.
   • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 172.

     The sextary seems to have contained 6 gallons, and is also used for cider and wine.

Related terms

• sextus
• six

Etymology 2

For sextonry.

Noun

sextary (plural sextaries)

1. (obsolete) A sacristy.