\Es`trade"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. estrado, orig., a carpet on
the floor of a room, also, a carpeted platform, fr. L.
stratum bed covering. See {Stratum}.] (Arch.)
A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general
level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais.

      He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a
      mounted estrade or platform.             --J. G. Fitch.