sagittary noun. ['sadʒɪtǝri] LME.
[Latin sagittarius pertaining to arrows, formed as SAGITTA: see -ARY¹.]
1. = SAGITTARIUS 1. Now rare. LME.

2. A centaur; spec. the one which, according to medieval romance, fought in the Trojan army against the Greeks. E16.

3. A representation of a centaur or mounted archer; spec. in Heraldry, = SAGITTARIUS 2. E17.

4. An archer. arch. M19.

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