CATES

Etymology

Noun

cates pl (plural only)

(archaic) Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties.

Anagrams

• Stace, caste, scate, sceat, taces

Proper noun

Cates (plural Cateses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cates is the 1984th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18190 individuals. Cates is most common among White (86.89%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Stace, caste, scate, sceat, taces

Source: Wiktionary


Cates, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. Acates, and see Cater, n.]

Definition: Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Shak. Cates for which Apicius could not pay. Shurchill. Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. R. Browning.

CATE

Cate, n.

Definition: Food. [Obs.] See Cates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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