hasta

hasta (has-t[schwa]), n. [Latin “spear”]

1. Roman law. A sale by auction, indicated by a spear placed into the ground. • The phrase hasta subicere (“to put under the spear”) meant to put up for sale at auction.

2. Hist. A symbol used to invest a fief.

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