hastātus adj.
hasta,
armed with a spear
currūs, Cu.—Plur
m
. as subst,
the hastati, spearmen, first line of a Roman army in order of battle
, L.; consisting of ten ordines or companies,
O.—
Of the hastati, of the first line
: ordo,
the tenth company
, L.: cum signifer primi hastati (sc. ordinis):
signifer secundi hastati, L.—As subst
m
. (ellipt. for centurio ordinis hastati),
captain of a company of hastati
: Fulginius ex primo hastato,
late first centurion
, Cs.