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sixte

/sikst/

noun, feminine/sikst/plural: sixtes

Interval of six notes; sixte

Inherited from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).

noun, masculine/sikst/plural: sixtes

Sixth part of a tithe which belongs to a lord

Inherited from Middle French sixte, from Old French siste, sixte, modification of sexte (“sixth”) (a borrowing from Latin sextus) after sis (“six”).