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Adjective: stannary  sta-nu-ree
  1. Of or relating to tin mines or tin mining
    "The stannary courts regulated tin mining in medieval Cornwall"
Noun: stannary  sta-nu-ree
  1. A tin mine or tin works
    "Cornwall was once famous for its stannaries"
     
  2. The legal rights and privileges relating to tin mining
    "The Stannary Parliament regulated tin mining in medieval Devon and Cornwall"

Derived forms: stannaries

Encyclopedia: Stannary