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
1. chiefly Scottish station , site ,
2. a way of standing or being placed ; posture , intellectual or emotional attitude ,
3. the position of the feet of a golfer or batter preparatory to making a swing, the position of both body and feet from which an athlete starts or operates