Sŭb'has-tā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. subhastatio, from subhastare, to sell by public auction, from prefix sub, under, and hasta, a spear, which was stuck in the ground at public auctions.] A public sale or auction. Burnet.
n. [Lat. subhastatio, from subhastare, to sell by public auction, from prefix sub, under, and hasta, a spear, which was stuck in the ground at public auctions.] A public sale or auction. Burnet.