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Example sentences from the Web for StannariesAs a reward he was appointed in 1742 Warden of the Stannaries. Lord Chatham|Archibald Phillip Primrose Rosebery His name was Simon Carfax, and he came as the captain of a gang from one of the Cornish stannaries. Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore This is still the principal town of the Stannaries, wherein the court is held relating to those causes. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 484|Various This Prince 'much augmented the powers of the stannaries of Devon and Cornwall, and under his auspices they thrived exceedingly.' Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts|Rosalind Northcote
nounthe Stannaries a tin-mining district of Devon and Cornwall, formerly under the jurisdiction of special courts Words nearby StannariesStanley Falls, Stanley knife, Stanley Pool, Stanleyville, St. Ann, Stannaries, stannary, stannate, stannic, stannic acid, stannic chloride Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |