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chaste
early 13c., "virtuous, pure from unlawful sexual intercourse," from O.Fr.
chaste
"morally pure," from L.
castus
"pure, chaste" (see
caste
). Transferred sense of "Sexually pure" is first attested 1560s, probably by influence of
chastity
.
