sextulan.

Brit.

/ˈsɛkstjᵿlə/,

/ˈsɛkstʃᵿlə/,

/ˌsɛksˈtjuːlə/,

/ˌsɛksˈtʃuːlə/, U.S.

/ˈsɛkstʃələ/,

/ˌsɛksˈtʃulə/

Inflections: Plural sextulae, sextulas.

Forms:

α. Middle English–1700s sextule.

β. 1500s– sextula.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin sextula sixth part of a Roman ounce (uncia ), sixth part of a Roman inch (uncia ) < sexta , use as noun (short for sexta pars sixth part) of feminine of sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ula -ula suffix.With the form sextule compare -ule suffix. Compare Old English sescle sixth part of a Roman ounce ( < classical Latin sextula, with ending remodelled after nouns in -le (see -el suffix¹)):OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. iii. 182 Sextula siue sescle beoð feower scripuli , and byð þus amearcod.

Roman History.

1. A measure of weight, equal to one sixth of a Roman ounce (uncia), or about 4.5 grams; (also) a Roman coin of this weight, or (occasionally) one weighing two ounces and worth one sixth of an as (cf. sextant n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Rome

libraa1398

sextulaa1398

ligule1601

semunce1658

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxx. 1385 Tweye sextules makeþ duella and þre makeþ stater... Stater is half an vnce.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Sextula, the syxte part of an ounce.

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum 419 Two sextules maketh Dulca, & three maketh Stater.

1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility v. 114 Both being added, make five Sextulæ (for half an ounce contains three of them).

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1056 Rabby Moyses prescribes one Sextula of Frankincense with Wine sufficient.

1708 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum (ed. 2) I. at Coin Sextula, used promiscuously with Sextans, and understood, by import of the Name, to be the Sixth Part.

1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery 41 At Venice the Pound is divided into 12 Ounces, 72 Sextules, 1720 Silics, and 6912 Grains.

1754 J. Arbuthnot Tables Antient Coins (ed. 2) 48 They divided their Ounce into 3 Duellæ, and likewise into 6 Sextulæ.

1790 Biogr. Hist. Rom. Empire 216 The eight brass coins were as follow: 1. Æs which was equal to a halfpenny farthing..8. Sextula, equal to the 24th part of a farthing.

1888 Petrie in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 488/2 The sextula after Constantine had the name of solidus as a coin weight.

1964 Athenian Agora 10 26/2 Nomisma was Greek for solidus or sextula, one sixth of an ounce (i.e. 4.55gr).

2. A measure of length, esp. one equal to one sixth of a Roman inch (uncia).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > the measure of length > specific

London measure1647

quincupedal1656

sextula1656

Paris point1781

rack1831

angstrom1881

submicron1927

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > stadium (ancient Greek or Roman unit) > ancient Roman units

mileeOE

actusa1398

Roman foot1538

Roman mile1627

sextula1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sextule, the sixth part of an ounce, that is a dram and a scruple; also a measure of Land.

1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 342 The ancient measures of length among the Romans were:—Sextula, (the 6th part.) Siciliquus, (the 4th part.) Semiuncia, (the one-half.)

2002 H. B. Evans Aqueduct Hunting in 17th Cent. iv. 112 Riccioli sets forth..another variant from his own (one not at all different from the Farnesina measure, which he believes he is following), two sextulae longer than the Capitoline foot.

Derivatives

† sextulary adj. [after post-classical Latin sextularis (1641 in the passage translated in quot. 1657)] Obsolete of or relating to a sextula.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [adjective] > weighing specific amount

scrupular1656

sextulary1657

semuncial1887

thousand-pound1898

multi-kilo1971

1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility v. 114 Both being added, make five Sextulæ (for half an ounce contains three of them) so that by this means all the parts of an ounce might be computed, both the duellary and sextulary [L. sextulares] parts.

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

单词	sextula
释义	sextulan. Brit. /ˈsɛkstjᵿlə/, /ˈsɛkstʃᵿlə/, /ˌsɛksˈtjuːlə/, /ˌsɛksˈtʃuːlə/, U.S. /ˈsɛkstʃələ/, /ˌsɛksˈtʃulə/ Inflections: Plural sextulae, sextulas. Forms: α. Middle English–1700s sextule. β. 1500s– sextula. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sextula. Etymology: < classical Latin sextula sixth part of a Roman ounce (uncia ), sixth part of a Roman inch (uncia ) < sexta , use as noun (short for sexta pars sixth part) of feminine of sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ula -ula suffix.With the form sextule compare -ule suffix. Compare Old English sescle sixth part of a Roman ounce ( < classical Latin sextula, with ending remodelled after nouns in -le (see -el suffix¹)):OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) iii. iii. 182 Sextula siue sescle beoð feower scripuli , and byð þus amearcod. Roman History. 1. A measure of weight, equal to one sixth of a Roman ounce (uncia), or about 4.5 grams; (also) a Roman coin of this weight, or (occasionally) one weighing two ounces and worth one sixth of an as (cf. sextant n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in ancient Rome libraa1398 sextulaa1398 ligule1601 semunce1658 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. cxxx. 1385 Tweye sextules makeþ duella and þre makeþ stater... Stater is half an vnce. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Sextula, the syxte part of an ounce. 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum 419 Two sextules maketh Dulca, & three maketh Stater. 1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility v. 114 Both being added, make five Sextulæ (for half an ounce contains three of them). 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 1056 Rabby Moyses prescribes one Sextula of Frankincense with Wine sufficient. 1708 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum (ed. 2) I. at Coin Sextula, used promiscuously with Sextans, and understood, by import of the Name, to be the Sixth Part. 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery 41 At Venice the Pound is divided into 12 Ounces, 72 Sextules, 1720 Silics, and 6912 Grains. 1754 J. Arbuthnot Tables Antient Coins (ed. 2) 48 They divided their Ounce into 3 Duellæ, and likewise into 6 Sextulæ. 1790 Biogr. Hist. Rom. Empire 216 The eight brass coins were as follow: 1. Æs which was equal to a halfpenny farthing..8. Sextula, equal to the 24th part of a farthing. 1888 Petrie in Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 488/2 The sextula after Constantine had the name of solidus as a coin weight. 1964 Athenian Agora 10 26/2 Nomisma was Greek for solidus or sextula, one sixth of an ounce (i.e. 4.55gr). 2. A measure of length, esp. one equal to one sixth of a Roman inch (uncia). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > the measure of length > specific London measure1647 quincupedal1656 sextula1656 Paris point1781 rack1831 angstrom1881 submicron1927 the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > stadium (ancient Greek or Roman unit) > ancient Roman units mileeOE actusa1398 Roman foot1538 Roman mile1627 sextula1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Sextule, the sixth part of an ounce, that is a dram and a scruple; also a measure of Land. 1851 U.S. Mag. & Democratic Rev. Apr. 342 The ancient measures of length among the Romans were:—Sextula, (the 6th part.) Siciliquus, (the 4th part.) Semiuncia, (the one-half.) 2002 H. B. Evans Aqueduct Hunting in 17th Cent. iv. 112 Riccioli sets forth..another variant from his own (one not at all different from the Farnesina measure, which he believes he is following), two sextulae longer than the Capitoline foot. Derivatives † sextulary adj. [after post-classical Latin sextularis (1641 in the passage translated in quot. 1657)] Obsolete of or relating to a sextula. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [adjective] > weighing specific amount scrupular1656 sextulary1657 semuncial1887 thousand-pound1898 multi-kilo1971 1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility v. 114 Both being added, make five Sextulæ (for half an ounce contains three of them) so that by this means all the parts of an ounce might be computed, both the duellary and sextulary [L. sextulares] parts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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