discalced

[ dis-kalst ]

adjective

1. (chiefly of members of certain religious orders) without shoes; unshod; barefoot.

discalced

/ dɪsˈkælst /

adjective

1. barefooted: used to denote friars and nuns who wear sandals

Word History and Origins

Origin of discalced¹

1625–35; part translation of Latin discalceātus, equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + calceātus, past participle of calceāre to fit with shoes ( calce ( us ) a shoe, derivative of calc- (stem of calx ) heel + -ātus -ate ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of discalced¹

C17: from Latin discalceātus, from dis- ¹+ calceātus shod, from calceāre to provide with shoes, from calceus shoe, from calx heel

Example Sentences

Hitherto the discalced Franciscan religious of this province have had charge of their spiritual matters.

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The administration of all those islands, and of that called Cuio, is in charge of discalced Augustinian religious.

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It has also a royal hospital which is in charge of the discalced religious of St. Francis.

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Continuation of the matter of the preceding section, with especial bearing on our discalced Recollect branch.

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The discalced Recollects of St. Augustine also help toward the same end of the pacification of the said provinces.

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