n. (pl. -ies) Brit. 1 a tin-mine. 2 (usu. in pl.) a tin-mining district in Cornwall and Devon. stannary court a legal body for the regulation of tin-miners in the stannaries.
[ med.L stannaria (pl.) f. LL stannum tin ]
STANNARY
Meaning of STANNARY in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012