I. ˈsen.trē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: alteration of Middle English seintuarie — more at sanctuary
archaic : sanctuary
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: perhaps from sentry (I)
1. obsolete : sentinel 2b
2. : a soldier standing guard (as at a passing point)
3. : one that guards as a sentry
rooks … always left a sentry posted on a tree — Adrian Bell
4. : kite 7a
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
transitive verb
: to guard as a sentry
its marble entrance hall sandbagged and sentried — R.M.Ingersoll
intransitive verb
: to stand guard : act as a sentry
herons had begun sentrying up and down, stalking minnows — Edwin Granberry