Stateliness
(State"li*ness), n. The quality or state of being stately.
For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse?
Dr. H. More. Stately
(State"ly), a. [Compar. Statelier ; superl. Stateliest.] Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as,
statelymanners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of England!" Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with stately temples."
Prescott.
Here is a stately style indeed!
Shak. Syn. — Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.
Stately
(State"ly), adv. Majestically; loftily. Milton.
Statement
(State"ment) n.
1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement
of his case.
2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. "Admirable
perspicuity of statement!" Brougham.
Statemonger
(State"mon`ger) n. One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.
Stateprison
(State`pris"on) See under State, n.
Stater
(Stat"er) n. One who states.
Stater
(||Sta"ter) n. [L. stater, Gr. .] (Gr. Antiq.) The principal gold coin of ancient Grece. It varied
much in value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about £1 2s., or about $5.35. The Attic silver
tetradrachm was in later times called stater.
Stateroom
(State"room`) n.
1. A magnificent room in a place or great house.
2. A small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat
similar apartment in a railway sleeping car.
States-general
(States"-gen"er*al) n.
1. In France, before the Revolution, the assembly of the three orders of the kingdom, namely, the clergy,
the nobility, and the third estate, or commonalty.
2. In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two chambers.
Statesman
(States"man) n.; pl. Statesmen
1. A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and art of government; especially, one eminent for
political abilities.
The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more,
the stronger light there is shed upon them.
More. 2. One occupied with the affairs of government, and influental in shaping its policy.
3. A small landholder. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
