"catasta" meaning in English

See catasta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: catastae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin catasta. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|catasta}} Latin catasta Head templates: {{en-noun|catastae}} catasta (plural catastae)
  1. (historical) A platform for exhibiting slaves for sale. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-catasta-en-noun-HU-B92eL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 8 25 26 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 5 29 30 6
  2. (historical) A stage or place for torture. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-catasta-en-noun-eatHmatW

Inflected forms

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