stannary

[ stan-uh-ree ]

/ ˈstæn ə ri /

noun, plural stan·na·ries. British.

a tin-mining region or district.

a place where tin is mined or smelted.

Nearby words

Origin of stannary

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

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Examples from the Web for stannary

It was an active centre of mining, and became a stannary or coinage town.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon
Helston was one of the Stannary Towns, and it was said that vessels could at one time come quite near it.
From John O'Groats to Land's End|Robert Naylor and John Naylor
Truro was formerly one of the towns having the privilege of stamping tin, and is the seat of the Stannary Court.
Cornwall|Sabine Baring-Gould
The Stannary Courts, we are informed, were utterly corrupt and saturated with the spirit of perjury and injustice.
The Story of an Ancient Parish|H. R. Coulthard

It was one of the six stannary towns, and prior to 1832 returned two members to Parliament.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for stannary

stannary

/ (ˈstænərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

a place or region where tin is mined or worked

Word Origin for stannary

C15: from Medieval Latin stannāria, from Late Latin: stannum, tin

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