Utraquist

noun

Utra·​quist

-kwə̇st

plural -s

: calixtin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin utraquista, from Latin utraque (ablative singular feminine of uterque each of two, both, from uter which of two + -que generalizing particle akin to Latin -que and) (in the Medieval Latin phrase sub utraque specie under each kind) + -ista -ist

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