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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1552
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Sext, n.2 [Late ME and e.m.E. sext(e (c1425), syxt (1446), L. sextus, sexta sixth, in sexta (hōra), sextus (liber).] a. The third of the lesser canonical hours, orig. as the sixth hour of the day. b. The sixth book added to the Decretals by Pope Boniface VIII. —a. ?a1500 Remembrance of the Passion 633.
At sext thai him nakit nalit on a tre ?a1500 Remembrance of the Passion 640.
The sone tynt licht fra the sext till none a1508 Kennedy Pass. Christ 645. —b. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4333.
Thow moste go luke the canon law, Boith in the Sext and Clementene
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