sub hastaadv.

Brit.

/ˌsʌb ˈhastə/, U.S.

/ˌsəb ˈhɑstə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub hastā.

Etymology: < classical Latin sub hastā < sub sub prep. + hastā , ablative of hasta spear (see hastal adj.). Compare spear n.¹ 3b.

Now Roman History.

At public auction. Cf. subhastation n.With reference to the ancient Roman practice of selling captured slaves and booty at a public auction, the location of which was marked by a spear stuck in the ground.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adverb] > at or by auction

sub hasta1600

at (a) vendue1679

1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. xii. 102 Festus saith, that oftentimes they vsed a speare; and therfore they [sc. captured enemies] were said to be sold sub hasta.

1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 303 The humour of exposing books sub hastâ is become so epidemical.

1819 W. Scott Let. 18 Jan. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) IV. vii. 227 I was foolish enough sometimes to be vexed at the prospect of my library being sold sub hasta.

1846 L. Bacon Slavery discussed in Occas. Ess. 168 If a master abdicates his power over his slave, the state concerns itself immediately to put that slave under another master, by requiring the sheriff to sell him sub hasta.

1853 Notes & Queries 4 June 547/2 His MSS. and library..were sold sub hastâ, probably within a few months after his death.

1907 ‘Cape Times’ Law Rep. 16 655/2 The case of the owner of goods, which having been stolen from him, have been publicly sold sub hasta without his knowledge.

2001 H. Geismar in A. Amin & N. Thrift Blackwell Cultural Econ. Reader (2004) xvi. 292 The earliest Roman auctions were of booty, looted during war and sold sub hasta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sub hasta
释义	sub hastaadv. Brit. /ˌsʌb ˈhastə/, U.S. /ˌsəb ˈhɑstə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sub hastā. Etymology: < classical Latin sub hastā < sub sub prep. + hastā , ablative of hasta spear (see hastal adj.). Compare spear n.¹ 3b. Now Roman History. At public auction. Cf. subhastation n.With reference to the ancient Roman practice of selling captured slaves and booty at a public auction, the location of which was marked by a spear stuck in the ground. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [adverb] > at or by auction sub hasta1600 at (a) vendue1679 1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. xii. 102 Festus saith, that oftentimes they vsed a speare; and therfore they [sc. captured enemies] were said to be sold sub hasta. 1689 J. Evelyn Let. 12 Aug. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 303 The humour of exposing books sub hastâ is become so epidemical. 1819 W. Scott Let. 18 Jan. in J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1837) IV. vii. 227 I was foolish enough sometimes to be vexed at the prospect of my library being sold sub hasta. 1846 L. Bacon Slavery discussed in Occas. Ess. 168 If a master abdicates his power over his slave, the state concerns itself immediately to put that slave under another master, by requiring the sheriff to sell him sub hasta. 1853 Notes & Queries 4 June 547/2 His MSS. and library..were sold sub hastâ, probably within a few months after his death. 1907 ‘Cape Times’ Law Rep. 16 655/2 The case of the owner of goods, which having been stolen from him, have been publicly sold sub hasta without his knowledge. 2001 H. Geismar in A. Amin & N. Thrift Blackwell Cultural Econ. Reader (2004) xvi. 292 The earliest Roman auctions were of booty, looted during war and sold sub hasta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1600
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