estrada

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 ]