How to Spell stance

stance

stance - noun

  • Station
  • Site
  • A way of standing} or being placed : {sx
  • Intellectual or emotional attitude
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

Etymology

Middle English {it}stance, staunce{/it}, from Middle French {it}estance{/it} position, posture, stay, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin {it}*stantia{/it}, from Latin {it}stant-, stans{/it}, present participle of {it}stare{/it} to stand

Middle English stance, staunce, from Middle French estance position, posture, stay, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *stantia, from Latin stant-, stans, present participle of stare to stand