[stance] n [MF estance position, posture, stay, fr. (assumed) VL stantia, fr. L stant-, stans, prp. of stare to stand] (14c) 1 chiefly Scot a: station b: site
2. a: a way of standing or being placed: posture b: intellectual or emotional attitude "took an antiwar ~" 3 a: the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing b: the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates