'Estrade' definitions:

Definition of 'Estrade'

From: GCIDE

Estrade \Es`trade"\ ([asl]s`tr[.a]d"), 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. [1913 Webster]
He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a mounted estrade or platform. --J. G. Fitch. [1913 Webster]