pedary

English

Etymology

From Latin pedarius (“of the foot”).

Noun

pedary (plural pedaries)

1. (obsolete) A sandal.
   • 1536 June 16 (Gregorian calendar), Hugh Latimer, “Sermon II. Master Latimer’s Discourse on the Same Day in the Afternoon [Preached to the Convocation of the Clergy, before the Parliament Began, the Sixth Day of June, the Twenty Eighth Year of the Reign of the Late King Henry VIII].”, in The Sermons of the Right Reverend Father in God, Master Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester. […], volume I, London: […] J. Scott, […], published 1758, →OCLC, page 30:

     Hovv ſome brought forth canonizations, ſome expectations, some pluralities and unions, ſome tot-quots, and diſpenſations, ſome pardons, and theſe of vvonderful variety; ſome ſtationaries, ſome jubilaries, ſome pocularies for drinkers, ſome manuaries for handlers of relicks, ſome pedaries for pilgrims, ſome oſcularies for kiſſers.

     The spelling has been modernized.

References

• “pedary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• drapey, prayed