Emily Dickinson Lexicon

STATE'LY, adv.

Majestically; loftily. – Milton.

STATE'MENT, n.

1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting verbally or on paper.
2. A series of facts or particulars expressed on paper; as, a written statement.
3. A series of facts verbally recited; recital of the circumstances of a transaction; as, a verbal statement.

STATE-MON-GER, n. [state and monger.]

One versed in politics, or one that dabbles in state affairs.

STAT'ER, n.

Another name of the daric, an ancient silver coin, weighing about four Attic drachmas, about three shillings sterling, or 61 cents.

STATE-ROOM, n. [state and room.]

1. A magnificent room in a palace or great house. – Johnson.
2. An apartment for lodging in a ship's cabin.

STATES, n. [plur.]

Nobility. – Shak.

STATES-MAN, n. [state and man.]

1. A man versed in the arts of government; usually, one eminent for political abilities; a politician.
2. A small landholder. – English.
3. One employed in public affairs. – Pope. Swift.

STATES-MAN-LIKE, a.

Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen.

STATES-MAN-SHIP, n.

The qualifications or employments of a statesman. – Churchill.

STATES-WOM-AN, n.

A woman who meddles in public affairs; in contempt. – Addison.

STAT'IC, or STAT'IC-AL, a. [See Statics.]

1. Relating to the static science of weighing bodies; as, a static balance or engine. – Arbuthnot.
2. Resting; acting by mere weight; as, statical pressure.

STAT'ICS, n. [Fr. statique; It. statica; L. statice, G. στατικη.]

1. That branch of mechanics which treats of bodies at rest. Dynamics treats of bodies in motion.
2. In medicine, a kind of epileptics, or persons seized with epilepsies. – Cyc.

STAT'ING, n.

An act of making a statement; a statement.

STA'TION, n. [Fr. from L. statio, from sto, status; It. stazione; Sp. estacion.]

1. The act of standing. Their manner was to stand at prayer … on which their meetings for that purpose received the name of stations. [Obs.] – Hooker.
2. A state or rest. All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward what was before in station or at quiet. [Rare.] – Brown.
3. The spot or place where one stands, particularly where a person habitually stands, or is appointed to remain for a time; as, the station of a sentinel. Each detachment of troops had its station.
4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform. The chief magistrate occupies the first political station in a nation. Other officers fill subordinate stations. The office of bishop is an ecclesiastical station of great importance. It is the duty of the executive to fill all civil and military stations with men of worth.
5. Situation; position. The fig and date, why love they to remain, / In middle station? – Prior.
6. Employment; occupation; business. By spending the sabbath in retirement and religious exercises, we gain new strength and resolution to perform God's will in our several stations the week following. – Nelson.
7. Character; state. – Milton. The greater part have kept their station.
8. Rank; condition of life. He can be contented with humble station.
9. In church history, the fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
10. In the church of Rome, a church where indulgences ate to be had on certain days. – Encyc.

STA'TION, v.t.

To place; to set; or to appoint to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right or left of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coast of Africa or in the West Indies; to station a man at the head of the department of finance.

STA'TION-AL, a.

Pertaining to a station. – Encyc.

STA'TION-A-RY, a.

1. Fixed; not moving, progressive or regressive; not appearing to move. The sun becomes stationary in Cancer, in its advance into the northern signs. The court in England which was formerly itinerary, is now stationary.
2. Not advancing, in a moral sense; not improving; not growing wiser, greater, or better; not becoming greater or more excellent. – S. S. Smith.
3. Respecting place. The same harmony and stationary constitution. – Brown. Stationary fever, a fever depending on peculiar seasons. – Coxe.

STA'TION-BILL, n.

In seamen's language, a list containing the appointed posts of the ship's company, when navigating the ship. – Mar. Dict.

STA'TION-ER, n. [from station, a state.]

A bookseller; one who sells books, paper, quills, inkstands, pencils, and other furniture for writing. The business of the bookseller and stationer is usually carried on by the same person.

STA'TION-ER-Y, a.

Belonging to a stationer.

STA'TION-ER-Y, n.

The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, ink, quills, &c.

STAT-ISM, n.

Policy.

STA'TIST, n. [from state.]

A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government. Statists indeed, / And lovers of their country. [Not now used.] – Milton.

STA-TIS'TIC, or STA-TIST'IC-AL, n. [from state or statist.]

Pertaining to the state of society, the condition of the people, their economy, their property and resources.

STA-TIST-I'CIAN, n.

One versed in statistics.