Definition of stannary in English:

stannary

nounPlural stannaries ˈstan(ə)riˈstænəri

usually the stannariesBritish historical

A tin-mining district in Cornwall or Devon.
〈英，主史〉康沃尔郡（或德文郡）的锡矿区
Example sentencesExamples
- King John's charter of 1201 empowered the lord warden of the stannaries to try all cases except land, life, or limb.
- He received substantial grants of land in the south-west, the high stewardship of the duchy of Cornwall and the lord wardenship of the stannaries (both previously held by Exeter).
- These tin miners were subject only to Stannary law (stannaries were the powerhouses in Devon that taxed tin).
- Tinners were required to take their metal to a stannary town, where the tin was weighed and stamped, and duty paid on it.
- The stannaries ‘profoundly influenced the manner in which the crown was perceived by ordinary people in the Tudor south-west’.

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin stannaria (plural), from late Latin stannum 'tin'.

Definition of stannary in US English:

stannary

nounˈstanərēˈstænəri

usually the stannariesBritish historical

A tin-mining district in Cornwall or Devon, England.
〈英，主史〉康沃尔郡（或德文郡）的锡矿区
Example sentencesExamples
- The stannaries ‘profoundly influenced the manner in which the crown was perceived by ordinary people in the Tudor south-west’.
- King John's charter of 1201 empowered the lord warden of the stannaries to try all cases except land, life, or limb.
- These tin miners were subject only to Stannary law (stannaries were the powerhouses in Devon that taxed tin).
- Tinners were required to take their metal to a stannary town, where the tin was weighed and stamped, and duty paid on it.
- He received substantial grants of land in the south-west, the high stewardship of the duchy of Cornwall and the lord wardenship of the stannaries (both previously held by Exeter).

Origin

Late Middle English: from medieval Latin stannaria (plural), from late Latin stannum ‘tin’.

单词	stannary
释义	Definition of stannary in English: stannary nounPlural stannaries ˈstan(ə)riˈstænəri usually the stannariesBritish historical A tin-mining district in Cornwall or Devon. 〈英，主史〉康沃尔郡（或德文郡）的锡矿区 Example sentencesExamples King John's charter of 1201 empowered the lord warden of the stannaries to try all cases except land, life, or limb. He received substantial grants of land in the south-west, the high stewardship of the duchy of Cornwall and the lord wardenship of the stannaries (both previously held by Exeter). These tin miners were subject only to Stannary law (stannaries were the powerhouses in Devon that taxed tin). Tinners were required to take their metal to a stannary town, where the tin was weighed and stamped, and duty paid on it. The stannaries ‘profoundly influenced the manner in which the crown was perceived by ordinary people in the Tudor south-west’. Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin stannaria (plural), from late Latin stannum 'tin'. Definition of stannary in US English: stannary nounˈstanərēˈstænəri usually the stannariesBritish historical A tin-mining district in Cornwall or Devon, England. 〈英，主史〉康沃尔郡（或德文郡）的锡矿区 Example sentencesExamples The stannaries ‘profoundly influenced the manner in which the crown was perceived by ordinary people in the Tudor south-west’. King John's charter of 1201 empowered the lord warden of the stannaries to try all cases except land, life, or limb. These tin miners were subject only to Stannary law (stannaries were the powerhouses in Devon that taxed tin). Tinners were required to take their metal to a stannary town, where the tin was weighed and stamped, and duty paid on it. He received substantial grants of land in the south-west, the high stewardship of the duchy of Cornwall and the lord wardenship of the stannaries (both previously held by Exeter). Origin Late Middle English: from medieval Latin stannaria (plural), from late Latin stannum ‘tin’.
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