stannary

English

Etymology

From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstænəɹi/

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• Hyphenation: stan‧na‧ry

Adjective

stannary (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.
   • 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

     The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.

Related terms

• stannary court
• stannary parliament
• stannary town
• stannator

Noun

stannary (plural stannaries)

1. A tin mine or tinworks.
   • 1648, J[oseph] Hall, chapter XVII, in Select Thoughts: Or, Choice Helps for a Pious Spirit. […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Brooke, […], published 1654, →OCLC, page 186:

     If by publike lavv the mint vvere ordained to be onely ſupplyed by our ſtanneries, hovv currantly vvould they paſs for more precious then ſilver mines?