nounergătaERGATA☆ KeepMeaninga sort of capstanLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ERGATALEWIS & SHORTERGATAergăta, ae, m., = ἐργάτης, I. a sort of capstan or windlass, Vitr. 1, 1; 10, 4.Read the whole entry