adj
calceate
Calceate (adj) means wearing shoes, especially used of religious orders that do not go barefoot.
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Wearing shoes, especially used of religious orders that do not go barefoot.
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Etymology
From Latin calceātus, the participle of calceāre (“to shoe, to provide with shoes”), from calceus (“calceus, shoe”) and -ō (a verb-forming suffix), from calx (“heel”) and -eus (“-y”, an adjective-forming suffix). It is equivalent to Latin calceus + -ate (an adjective-forming suffix).
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What is the meaning of calceate?
"calceate" (adj) means wearing shoes, especially used of religious orders that do not go barefoot.
What is another word for calceate?
Other words for "calceate" include shod.
