stannary

/ˈstænəɹi/

stannary means of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.

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stannary is pronounced /ˈstænəɹi/.

Etymology

From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”). By surface analysis, stann- + -ary.

adj

Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.e.g.“The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record.” — 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:

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By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

stannum 68% match — tin vs stannary →
stannic 66% match — Containing tetravalent tin. vs stannary →
stannite 66% match — a dark-gray lustrous mineral, a mixed sulfide of copper, iron, and tin, Cu₂FeSnS₄, used as an ore of tin vs stannary →
stannate 65% match — Any salt of stannic acid. vs stannary →
stannide 62% match — Any binary compound of tin and a more electropositive element; the tin anion in such a compound. vs stannary →
cornish 61% match — Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England. vs stannary →
tinnery 61% match — A tinworks. vs stannary →
stannous 60% match — Containing bivalent tin. vs stannary →