Estrade

[Fr.] The portion of the floor of a room raised two or three steps above the general level, for the purpose of receiving a bed or throne; it is used now for any portion of a raised floor. Estramacon, (es-trăm'a-son,) n. [Fr.; It. stramazzone] A kind of two-edged sword used in former times. -Also, a blow from such a sword. Estrange, (es-trānj',) v. a. [Fr. étranger; O. Fr. estranger, from L. Lat. extraneus, alien, foreign, from Lat. extra , outward.] To alienate; to keep away, aloof, or at a distance; to withdraw; to cease to frequent and be familiar with. "Infidels estranged from the house of God." - Hooker. -To divert from its original use or po e or. -To alienate, as the affections; to turn from love and kindne to indifference or malevolence; as, a wife es tranged from her husband. Estrangedne , n . State of being estranged; estrangement.