stannary

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Noun
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stan=na=ry

CIDE DICTIONARY

stannary, a. [L. stannum tin, an alloy of silver and lead.].
     Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works.  [1913 Webster]
    "The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record."  [1913 Webster]
stannary, n. [LL. stannaria.].
     A tin mine; tin works.  Bp. Hall.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stannary, n. (pl. -ies) Brit.
1 a tin-mine.
2 (usu. in pl.) a tin-mining district in Cornwall and Devon.

Idiom
stannary court a legal body for the regulation of tin-miners in the stannaries.
Etymology
med.L stannaria (pl.) f. LL stannum tin

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