stater

[ stey-ter ]

/ ˈsteɪ tər /

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noun

any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.

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Origin of stater

1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin statēr<Greek statḗr, akin to histánai to place in the balance, literally, to make stand

Words nearby stater

State of the Union message, state of war, state police, state prayers, state prison, stater, State Registered Nurse, state religion, state rights, stateroom, States

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How to use stater in a sentence

Leaving aside the latter charge, how would I, as a J Street two-stater, say that they are wrong?
What Does the ASA Boycott Mean? They Don’t Know.|Jay Michaelson|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A two-stater, Kol believes in one "Jewish, Zionist" and one Palestinian state.
Israeli Politician Takes To Facebook To Fight For Palestinian Access|Elisheva Goldberg|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How could an organization so repulsed by the one-state agenda give an avowed one-stater such a prominent speaking role?
AIPAC, Israel, and the Hypocritical Claim of Backing a Two-State Solution|Peter Beinart|March 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Penn Stater Maureen Seaberg explains the Joe Paterno mystique.
Why Penn State Fans Love Fired Coach Joe Paterno, Despite Child Abuse Scandal|Maureen Seaberg|November 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He knew Richardson, his fellow Bay Stater, was a man of rectitude who would never, ever betray his trust with Cox.
How Kennedy Brought Down Nixon|Chris Matthews|September 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The sequel has shown that Bond counsels prevailed over the suggestions of that old Free Stater.
Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.)|C. H. Thomas
And would you be happy if you had three talents of gold in your belly, a talent in your pate, and a stater in either eye?'
Euthydemus|Plato
Something which is about the size of a stater is tied up in a small piece of leather: what it is, no one knows but the makers.
Eryxias|An Imitator of Plato
The silver talent of Darius was worth more than £300 of our money, the silver stater was worth about two shillings.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker
The stater of Darius, usually called a daricus, was a gold coin of Persia.
The Anabasis of Alexander|Arrian of Nicomedia

British Dictionary definitions for stater

stater

/ (ˈsteɪtə) /

noun

any of various usually silver coins of ancient Greece

Word Origin for stater

C14: via Late Latin from Greek statēr a standard of weight, from histanai to stand

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