STANNARIES

Noun

stannaries

plural of stannary

Anagrams

• Renaissant, Santeríans

Source: Wiktionary


STANNARY

Stan"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. stannum tin, an alloy of silver and lead.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works. The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record. Blackstone.

Stan"na*ry, n.; pl. Stannaries. Etym: [LL. stannaria.]

Definition: A tin mine; tin works. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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