† ˈstannier Obs.
[ad. (? through some AF. form) of med.L. stannāria Stannary.]
= Stannary; only in the title Warden of the Stanniers.
| 1610 Holland Camden's Brit. (1637) 185 A warden called L. Warden of the Stanniers [margin, L. Warden of the Stannary]. 1611 Speed Theat. Gt. Brit. xi. (1614) 21/1 The Common-weale of Tinne-workes from one body was divided into foure, and a Lord Warden of the Stanniers appointed their Judge. |