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knight caligate

knight caligate noun: a knight of the common birth who acted as a herald, messenger, and arms-bearer for a noble house and was distinguished by travelling on foot, by his two-color coat, and by his startups (“a kind of thigh-high boots”).

Noun

knight caligate (plural knights caligate)

  1. (England, obsolete) A knight of the common birth who acted as a herald, messenger, and arms-bearer for a noble house and was distinguished by travelling on foot, by his two-color coat, and by his startups (“a kind of thigh-high boots”).

Forms of knight caligate

pluralknights caligate
alternative formknight-caligate
alternative formknight caligate of arms
alternative formknight-caligate of arms

Questions about knight caligate

What does knight caligate mean?
Knight caligate means a knight of the common birth who acted as a herald, messenger, and arms-bearer for a noble house and was distinguished by travelling on foot, by his two-color coat, and by his startups (“a kind of thigh-high boots”).
What part of speech is knight caligate?
Knight caligate is a noun.
What is the plural of knight caligate?
The plural of knight caligate is knights caligate.

Words near knight caligate in the dictionary

  1. knight anole
  2. knight anoles
  3. Knight Bachelor
  4. knight banneret
  5. Knight Batchelor
  6. knight caligate
  7. knight errant
  8. Knight Hospitaller
  9. knight in shining armor
  10. knight in shining armour
  11. knight marshal

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