n. & v.
--n.
1. a post or pillar, an upright support, a vertical strut.
2 an upright bar, pair of bars, or frame, for confining cattle in a stall.
--v.tr.
1. supply with a stanchion.
2 fasten (cattle) to a stanchion.
Etymology: ME f. AF stanchon, OF estanchon f. estance prob. ult. f. L stare stand