Es'ta-fet' or Es'ta-fette, n.

n. [Fr. estafette, Sp. estafeta, It. staffetta, from staffa, stirrup, from O. H. Ger. staph, stapho, N. H. Ger. stapf, stapfe, footstep, footprint, O. H. Ger. stephan, N. H. Ger. stapfen, stappen, to step, walk.] A courier who conveys messages to another courier; one of a series of couriers in relay.