Associations to the word «Stannary»

Wiktionary

STANNARY, adjective. Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.
STANNARY, noun. A tin mine or tin works.
STANNARY COURT, noun. (British) (rare) The legal institution which administered for the stannary parliament.
STANNARY COURTS, noun. Plural of stannary court
STANNARY PARLIAMENT, noun. (British) (rare) A legislative body, with royal charter, governing the tin miners of Devon and Cornwall during the middle ages.
STANNARY PARLIAMENTS, noun. Plural of stannary parliament
STANNARY TOWN, noun. (British) A town considered to be the administrative centre of a stannary region in Devon and Cornwall
STANNARY TOWNS, noun. Plural of stannary town

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