† ˈcaligate, a. Obs.
[ad. L. caligātus ‘booted’, f. caliga half-boot, esp. that worn by the Roman soldiers: see -ate2.]
Wearing caligæ or military boots; esp. in knight caligate.
| c 1562 Entertainm. Temple in Nichols Progr. Q. Eliz. I. 134 After followed his messenger and Caligate Knight. 1562 Leigh Armorie (1597) 40 b, These are Knightes in their offices, but not nobles, and are called knights Caligate of Armes, because they were startuppes to the middle legge. 1586 J. Ferne Blaz. Gentrie 106 A caligate knight, that is a souldior on foote. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Caligate, that wears stockings, buskings, or harness for the Legs. |