DISCALCED


Meaning of DISCALCED in English

[ dɪs'kalst ]

■ adjective denoting or belonging to one of several strict orders of Catholic friars or nuns who go barefoot or are shod only in sandals.

Origin

C17: var. of earlier discalceated , influenced by Fr. déchaux , from L. discalceatus 'unshod'.

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