Main Entry: stan·za

Pronunciation: \ˈstan-zə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian, stay, abode, room, stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia stay — more at stance

Date: 1589

: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe

— stan·za·ic \stan-ˈzā-ik\ adjective