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stanchion
mid-14c., from O.Fr.
estanchon
"prop, brace, support" (Fr.
étançon
), probably from
estant
"upright," from prp. of
ester
"be upright, stand," from L.
stare
"to stand," from PIE base
*sta-
"to stand" (see
stet
).
