knights caligate

A form of knight caligate — A knight of the common birth who acted as a herald, messenger, and arms-bearer for a noble house and was distinguished by travelling on foot, by his two-color coat, and by his startups (“a kind of thigh-high boots”).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of knight caligate
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