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Webster 1913 Edition

Stannary

Stan′na-ry

(stăn′nȧ-ry̆)
,
Adj.
[L.
stannum
tin, an alloy of silver and lead.]
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

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Stannaries
(-rĭz)
.
[LL.
stannaria
.]
A tin mine; tin works.
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stannary

STANNARY

,
Adj.
[L. See Tin.] Relating to the tin works; as stannary courts.

STANNARY

,
Noun.
A tin mine.

Definition 2024

stannary

stannary

English

Adjective

stannary ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.
    • Blackstone
      The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.

Related terms

Noun

stannary ‎(plural stannaries)

  1. A tin mine or tin works.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)

Etymology

Late Latin stannaria.

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