sext

(sekst)

noun

the fourth of the canonical hours, originally assigned to the sixth hour of the day (i.e., to noon, counting from 6

Origin: ME sexte < ML(Ec) sexta < L sexta (hora), sixth (hour), fem. of sextus, sixth

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also Sext

noun
Ecclesiastical

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sexte

Origin: , from Late Latin sexta

Origin: , from Latin sexta (hōra), sixth (hour)

Origin: , feminine of sextus, sixth; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots

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