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stannary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈstænəɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”). By surface analysis, stann- + -ary.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.
   • The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record. 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

Relateds

stannary court · stannary town · stannator · stannary parliament

stannary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈstænəɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”). By surface analysis, stann- + -ary.

Meanings

1. A tin mine or tinworks.
   • If by publike lavv the mint vvere ordained to be onely ſupplyed by our ſtanneries, hovv currantly vvould they paſs for more precious then ſilver mines? 1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter XVII, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, page 186:

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