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(stăn′nȧ-ry̆)

Adj.

[L.

stannum

tin, an alloy of silver and lead.]

Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works.

The

stannary

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

Blackstone.

Noun.

;

pl.

Stannaries

(-rĭz)

[LL.

stannaria

A tin mine; tin works.

Bp. Hall.

Adj.

[L. See Tin.] Relating to the tin works; as stannary courts.

Noun.

A tin mine.