Main Entry:

stance

Pronunciation:

\ˈstan(t)s\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

14th century

1chiefly Scottish a: station b: site2 a: a way of standing or being placed : posture b: intellectual or emotional attitude <took an antiwar stance>3 a: the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing b: the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates