Discalceate

/dɪsˈkælsiːeɪt/ verb

Definition

To remove shoes or footwear from someone or something.

Etymology

From Late Latin 'discalceatus,' combining 'dis-' (to reverse) with 'calceatus' (shoed), from 'calceus' (shoe). Medieval religious orders used this term.

Kelly Says

Religious communities literally had a verb for removing shoes—the related term 'discalced' described monks who went barefoot, and this vocabulary shows how specific monastic life was to medieval Latin.

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