Sextans

['sekstənz;sek'stænz]

(n.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.

(n.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the Sextant.

Checked by Lemuel

n. an ancient Roman bronze coin worth one-sixth of the as.—adjs. Sex′tantal; Sex′tic of the sixth degree.

Typist: Ludwig