Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB-HAS-TA'TION
SUB-GRAN'U-LARSUB-HORN-BLEND'IC
SUB-HAS-TA'TION, n. [L. sub hasta, under the spear.]
A public sale or auction, so called from the Roman practice. – Burnet.
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SUB-GRAN'U-LARSUB-HORN-BLEND'IC
SUB-HAS-TA'TION, n. [L. sub hasta, under the spear.]
A public sale or auction, so called from the Roman practice. – Burnet.
Return to page 299 of the letter “S”.