noun

călĭga

gen. călĭgae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

cf. calceus, from calx

a shoe of leather; that worn by the Roman soldiers; a half-boot

a shoe of leather, esp. that worn by the Roman soldiers (cf. Dio, 48, 12; Smith, Antiq., and Becker, Gall. III. p. 134, 2d ed.), a half-boot, a soldier's boot.

Lit., *Cic. Att. 2, 3, 1; Just. 38, 10, 3; * Suet. Calig. 52; * Juv. 16, 24; Edict. Diocl. p. 241.—

military service by metonymy

Meton., military service, Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 135; Sen. Brev. Vit. 17, 6; id. Ben. 5, 16, 2; Inscr. Grut. 445, 9.

Perseus ID: n6252 Key: caliga