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Meaning of STANNARY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Stan"na*ry\, a. [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.
    
  2. \Stan"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Stannaries}. [LL. stannaria.]
    A tin mine; tin works. --Bp. Hall.
    
 
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