Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

sagittary

American  
[saj-i-ter-ee] / ˈsædʒ ɪˌtɛr i /

noun

plural

sagittaries

  1. a centaur with a bow, as Chiron.

Etymology

Origin of sagittary

1425–75; late Middle English < Latin: Sagittarius

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Hence any deadly shot was called a sagittary.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

Also blazoned as a sagittary, and supposed to have been a badge of King Stephen.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by Utting, R. B.

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.