stannary

American  

[stan-uh-ree] / ˈstæn ə ri /

noun

British.

plural

stannaries

1. a tin-mining region or district.

2. a place where tin is mined or smelted.

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stannary British  

/ ˈstænərɪ /

noun

1. a place or region where tin is mined or worked

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Etymology

Origin of stannary

1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin stannāria tin mine, equivalent to Late Latin stann ( um ) stannum + -āria -ary

Example Sentences

It was an active centre of mining, and became a stannary or coinage town.

From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)

Ashburton is one of the old stannary towns, and besides mining, it was known for its trade in woollen goods, especially serges.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

The miners of Devon had independent courts, known as stannary courts, for the regulation of mining affairs, the four stannary towns being Tavistock, Ashburton, Chagford, and Plympton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3 "Destructors" to "Diameter" by Various

Ralegh had already started from Plymouth with his wife and Captain King when he met Stukeley, near the old stannary town of Ashburton on the edge of Dartmoor, twenty miles on his way to London.

From Great Ralegh by Selincourt, Hugh de

Henceforward the Devonshire miners were separated from the Cornish, and held stannary parliaments on the top of Crockern Tor.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind