Etymology

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Today it means: Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes. Full definition →

First used 17th c.Ecclesiastical Latin discalceātus ← French déchaussé
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  1. French · derived fromdéchaussé
  2. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromdiscalceātus“barefoot”
  3. English todaydiscalced

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin discalceātus (“barefoot”) + -ed, rendering French déchaussé. By surface analysis, dis- + calced.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. Pertaining to a religious order that historically forswore the wearing of shoes.
  • from 19th c. Shoeless; without shoes on; barefoot, or wearing sandals rather than shoes.

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