Middle English Dictionary Entry
staunce n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | staunce n.(2) Also staunse, stance. |
| Etymology | OF estance |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) A standing place, battle station; (b) social standing, position; (c) a circumstance, situation; (d) a stanchion.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)22581 : Þar might men se in þat stance Qwa cuȝ not spere, qwa cuȝ not lance.
b
- a1450(c1410) Lovel.Grail (Corp-C 80)21.122 : He ne wel Not Forȝeten the, Ne non that In him hath Remembraunce, In what degre he be, Other In what stawnse.
c
- c1450 Mandev.(4) (CovCRO Acc.325/1)1925 : There ben three citees in þat staunce That hir pepir is alle hir sustenaunce.
d
- (1380) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO)4.65 : [A hall, granary and stable..consisting of three bays and two..] staunces [under one roof].