discalced

American  

[dis-kalst] / dɪsˈkælst /

Also discalceate

adjective

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

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discalced British  

/ dɪsˈkælst /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of discalced

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 )

Example Sentences

They were discalced to a man like pilgrims of some common order for all their shoes were long since stolen.

From Literature

About the same time, also, the Jesuits and the Recollects, or discalced Augustinians, entered the country.

From Project Gutenberg

Everything yielded the great praise to the discalced Augustinians, who were able, by their exhortations, to restrain and maintain the loyalty of so many Indians of their districts, despising for that purpose many perils.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a small village next the walls called San Juan, which is in charge of the discalced religious of St. Augustine.

From Project Gutenberg

Others are being converted through the zeal and care of the discalced Augustinian fathers, who regard them as inhabitants of Baslig, which is their headquarters and priorate.

From Project Gutenberg