cate

[ keyt ]

/ keɪt /

noun Usually cates. Archaic.

a choice food;delicacy; dainty.

Origin of cate

1425–75; back formation from late Middle English cates, aphetic variant of Middle English acates things bought, plural of acat buying < Old North French, derivative of acater to buy < Vulgar Latin *accaptāre, equivalent to Latin ac- ac- + captāre to seek out; see catch

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cates

Meanwhile, internal affairs confronted Cates with DNA evidence linking him and the victim.
She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her.|Michael Daly|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“I am here today because Officer Cates is a very bad man,” she said.
She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her.|Michael Daly|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She returned to court on Jan. 18, to see Cates remanded, pending sentencing in April, when he faces a maximum of life in prison.
She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her.|Michael Daly|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Cates appeared and grabbed her by the waist, spinning her around.
She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her.|Michael Daly|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST

In other words, Cates was still a cop and she was still an inner-city teenage single mom.
She Dialed 911. The Cop Who Came to Help Raped Her.|Michael Daly|January 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Know me as the creator of the cates, know me also as the Eternal one that creates nothing.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various
"He is still alive—but unconscious," sighed Mrs. Cates, shaking her head mournfully.
Linda Carlton, Air Pilot|Edith Lavell
There was hot bread, too, and sundry ‘cates’ which would now be strange to our eyes.
Cakes & Ale|Edward Spencer
Torrent meanwhile encountered a giant named Weraunt, Cates brother, and slew him in a hard struggle, but was himself wounded.
Torrent of Portyngale|Unknown
The rest of the help ate in the kitchen, but Mrs. Cates realized that this was no time for the girl to be alone.
Linda Carlton, Air Pilot|Edith Lavell

British Dictionary definitions for cates

cates

/ (keɪts) /

pl n

(sometimes singular) archaic choice dainty food; delicacies

Word Origin for cates

C15: variant of acates purchases, from Old Northern French acater to buy, from Vulgar Latin accaptāre (unattested); ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to accept

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012