sexagenary Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sex*ag"e*na*ry adjective

Etymology

L. sexagenarius, fr. sexageni sixty each, akin to sexaginta sixty, sex six: cf. sexagénaire. See Six.

Definitions

1. Pertaining to, or designating, the number sixty; poceeding by sixties; sixty years old.

Sex*ag"e*na*ry noun

Definitions

1. Something composed of sixty parts or divisions.
2. A sexagenarian. Sir W. Scott.