Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caligate

/ˈkælɪɡeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ca-li-gate
IPA: /ˈkælɪɡeɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing caligae or military boots.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"These are Knightes in their offices, but not nobles, and are called knights Caligate of Armes, because they were startuppes to the middle legge."
"If ſuch a one haue deſerued, by playing the part of a caligate knight, that is, a ſouldior on foote…to be aduanced to the order of knighthod by the sword: firſt, let him receiue of his Soueraigne ſome ſignes and tokens of honor, to ſet vpon his armor, and then hath he capacitie to receiue ſo great a dignity."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caligātus (“wearing soldiers’ boots, booted”), from caliga (“a Roman military leathern boot”) + -ātus (“-ed, -ate”, suffix forming adjectives), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: caligātus

Usage

Obsolete

Phrases

knight caligate

Frequently Paired Words

caligoid Caligula Caligulism caligus

Questions

How do you pronounce caligate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkælɪɡeɪt/.
What does caligate mean?: Wearing caligae or military boots.
Where does caligate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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