Sextons vs Sextans - What's the difference?

sextons | sextans |


As nouns the difference between sextons and sextans

is that sextons is while sextans is (historical|roman antiquity) a roman coin worth one sixth of an as.

sextons

English

Noun

(head)

    • sextans

    English

    (Sextans)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a sextant. It lies south of the constellation of Leo.

    • Derived terms

    * Sextantis