cates

/ keɪts /

plural noun

archaic.
sometimes singular choice dainty food; delicacies

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Word History and Origins

C15: variant of acates purchases, from Old Northern French acater to buy, from Vulgar Latin accaptāre (unattested); ultimately related to Latin acceptāre to accept

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