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“candidatus”
candidatus (Latin) (noun)
A candidate for a public office in Roman times.
The term candidate is derived from a person who was a candidatus, "clothed in white", which was symbolical of the supposed purity of the person.
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cand-, can-, cend-
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Venereal Terms: Names of Groups
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