# hastate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhæsteɪt/

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to a spear.
2. Shaped similarly to a halberd, with pointed lobes pointed outward from the base.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hastate, borrowed from Latin hastātus (“armed with a spear”), from hasta (“spear”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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