excalceation

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noun

The removal of the shoes.

OriginLatin excalceātus →
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Meanings

nounexcalceation (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableThe removal of the shoes.

    the very Law of Excalceation (the pulling off the Shooe) […] had something of Dishonour in it

    1715, Hugo Grotius, John Morrice, Of the Rights of War and Peace

Origin

  1. Latinexcalceātus
  2. Englishexcalceation

From Latin excalceātus + -tion.

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excalceation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excalceation

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“excalceation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excalceation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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