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capistrate

capistrate adjective: hooded, cowled.

Adjective

capistrate (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Hooded, cowled.

Origin of capistrate

Borrowed from Latin capistrātus, participial adjective from capistrō (“to halter”), from capistrum (“halter”) + -ō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about capistrate

What does capistrate mean?
Capistrate means hooded, cowled.
What part of speech is capistrate?
Capistrate is an adjective.

Words near capistrate in the dictionary

  1. capistra
  2. Capistran
  3. Capistrano
  4. Capistrano Beach
  5. Capistrans
  6. capistrate
  7. capistratone
  8. capistrum
  9. capita
  10. capitaine
  11. capitaines

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