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stanchion

Meaninga house, chamber

Common meaning: upright post or bar used for support or restraint

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinstantia‘a house, chamber’source
  2. Old Frenchestangonsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa house, chamber → upright post or bar used for support or restraintstanchion‘upright post or bar used for support or restraint’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin stantia ‘a house, chamber’.

Roots

  • stantia Late Latin “a house, chamber”

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