{ } a. [ L. hastatus, fr. hasta spear. Cf. Gad, n. ] Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. subhastatio. ] A public sale or auction. [ R. ] Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]