Obs. [a. Fr. antestature, Sp. antestatura, f. L. ante before + statūra a standing, f. stat- ppl. stem of stā-re to stand.] (See quot.)
1706. Phillips, Antestature, a Traverse or small Intrenchment made of Pallisadoes, or of Sacks fill’d with Earth, and rais’d in haste, to dispute the rest of the Ground, when the Enemy has already gain’d part.
1876. [So James, Mil. Dict.]
