sesteiro

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sextarius. Cognate with Italian staio.

Noun

sesteiro m (plural sesteiros)

  1. (archaic) sextarius
    • 1269, Miguel Romaní Martínez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira, Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 928:
      duas tercias de centeo et ha hua de serodeo et hun sesteiro de triigo
      two thirds of rye and one of late [cereal] and a sextarius of wheat
    • 1446, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Domínguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 678:
      un sesteyro de viño; que ha de seer todo o dito viño medio branco et medeo tynto
      a sextarius of wine; which must be half of white and half of red wine

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