STANZAS
Noun
stanzas
plural of stanza
Source: Wiktionary
STANZA
Stan"za, n.; pl. Stanzas. Etym: [It. stanza a room, habitation, a
stanza, i. e., a stop, fr. L. stans, p.pr. of stare to stand. See
Stand, and cf. Estancia, Stance, Stanchion.]
1. A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem,
and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other
divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of
measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually
recurring; whether like or unlike, in measure.
Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of verse, or stanza, in
every ode. Dryden.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition