sextariusn.

Brit.

/sɛkˈstɛːrɪəs/,

/sɛkˈstɑːrɪəs/, U.S.

/sɛkˈstɛriəs/,

/sɛkˈstɑriəs/

Inflections: Plural sextarii, sextariuses.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sextārius.

Etymology: < classical Latin sextārius, measure of capacity (see note) < sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare sextar n., sextary n., and sester n.As a liquid measure, a sixth of a congius (congius n.); as a dry measure, a sixteenth of a modius (modius n.). In Middle English also unchanged in the plural.

Now historical.

= sextary n. 1a, 1b. Cf. sester n., sextar n.Statements of the volume or weight that this measure represents vary considerably.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > ancient Greek and Roman unit > ancient Roman units

sextarya1382

congiusa1398

sextariusa1398

congec1420

sextar1559

quadrant1601

quartary1656

alabaster1753

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. 1373 Emina weyeþ a pounde. And suche tweyne makeþ sextarius and is þe mesure of tweye pound..and..congius conteyneþ sixe sextarius and sextarius, haþ þat name þerfore.

?a1450 tr. Macer Herbal (Stockh.) (1949) 200 (MED) Sextarius is to poundes and an half.

1601 P. Holland in tr. Pliny Hist. World II. sig. Av^v/1, Catal. Words Mna or Mina, was a Roman weight, which poised twentie ounces:..so that Mina seemed to answere unto the measure Sextarius.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Triental (Lat.), a vessel containing the third part of Sextarius, half our Pint.

1705 J. Toland tr. de la Créquinière Agreement Customs East-Indians with Jews p. x I suppose a Congius to contain 6 Sextariuses, as all Men do, and each Sextarius to contain 8 pints.

1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 420 The Sextarius of either water or wine weighed 20 ounces, the same measure of oil 18, and of honey 30.

1846 H. W. Herbert Roman Traitor II. 102 Fetch me the great goblet, the double-sextarius, of spiced mulse with a snow-water.

1892 Trans. Amer. Philol. Soc. 23 122 Βάδοσ..was a measure of liquids, according to Joseph. Antt. 8, 2, 9 = 72 sextarii or 8½ gallons.

1962 H. R. Loyn Anglo-Saxon Eng. (1963) iii. 107 The sester or sextarius.

2003 Times 22 Feb. 6 There, legionnaires could throw a handful of denarii on the counter and demand a sextarius or two of the amber nectar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sextarius
释义	sextariusn. Brit. /sɛkˈstɛːrɪəs/, /sɛkˈstɑːrɪəs/, U.S. /sɛkˈstɛriəs/, /sɛkˈstɑriəs/ Inflections: Plural sextarii, sextariuses. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sextārius. Etymology: < classical Latin sextārius, measure of capacity (see note) < sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Compare sextar n., sextary n., and sester n.As a liquid measure, a sixth of a congius (congius n.); as a dry measure, a sixteenth of a modius (modius n.). In Middle English also unchanged in the plural. Now historical. = sextary n. 1a, 1b. Cf. sester n., sextar n.Statements of the volume or weight that this measure represents vary considerably. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > ancient Greek and Roman unit > ancient Roman units sextarya1382 congiusa1398 sextariusa1398 congec1420 sextar1559 quadrant1601 quartary1656 alabaster1753 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. 1373 Emina weyeþ a pounde. And suche tweyne makeþ sextarius and is þe mesure of tweye pound..and..congius conteyneþ sixe sextarius and sextarius, haþ þat name þerfore. ?a1450 tr. Macer Herbal (Stockh.) (1949) 200 (MED) Sextarius is to poundes and an half. 1601 P. Holland in tr. Pliny Hist. World II. sig. Av^v/1, Catal. Words Mna or Mina, was a Roman weight, which poised twentie ounces:..so that Mina seemed to answere unto the measure Sextarius. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Triental (Lat.), a vessel containing the third part of Sextarius, half our Pint. 1705 J. Toland tr. de la Créquinière Agreement Customs East-Indians with Jews p. x I suppose a Congius to contain 6 Sextariuses, as all Men do, and each Sextarius to contain 8 pints. 1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 420 The Sextarius of either water or wine weighed 20 ounces, the same measure of oil 18, and of honey 30. 1846 H. W. Herbert Roman Traitor II. 102 Fetch me the great goblet, the double-sextarius, of spiced mulse with a snow-water. 1892 Trans. Amer. Philol. Soc. 23 122 Βάδοσ..was a measure of liquids, according to Joseph. Antt. 8, 2, 9 = 72 sextarii or 8½ gallons. 1962 H. R. Loyn Anglo-Saxon Eng. (1963) iii. 107 The sester or sextarius. 2003 Times 22 Feb. 6 There, legionnaires could throw a handful of denarii on the counter and demand a sextarius or two of the amber nectar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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