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Stancheo(u)n, Stencheon, n. Also: stantioun, -schon, -sheoun, -chion, stenchone, -ion, -shon, -sh(e)oun, -seoune, stainchoun, stanescheoun. [Late ME and e.m.E. stawncion (1472-3), stancon, stawnchon (1530), stantion (1627), OF estançon, -chon, stanchon (1196, 13th c. and 1350 in Wartburg). Cf. Stanch(e)our n., Stanchel(l n.] a. An upright, post. b. specif. An iron upright or bar used to secure a window. c. attrib. With irne: Suitable for making bars.a. 1460 Hay Alex. 7088.
Hedit sone war thai And all thare hedis sett on stantiounsb. 1513 Rentale Dunkeld. (SHS) 228.
[To smiths for work at the window and for] lie stanschon [for the window of the granary] 1516 Treas. Acc. V 95.
For stancheounis maid of ij stane irne to the northt vindo of my lordis chalmer and for glas bandis to the samin 1516 Treas. Acc. V 96.
To the masonis for doun taking of the stane monȝeallis, and upputting of the stancheounis, and ragalling for the glas 1551 Elgin Rec. I 110.
Ane irin stanchion 1640 Aberd. B. Rec. III 218.
The wyndoes of that chamber in the wairdhous … to be securit … be plet stansheounes and tirleiss of yron 1645 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 47.
Four hich windowes with thair slotis, thrie laich windowes with yron stancheons 1645 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 47.
Ane windo with yron stancheons and ane brod(b) 1603–4 Dundee Treas. Acc. 1.
For 2 crowkis 1 stenchone to ane wyndoe 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 113.
For ane iron stensheoun to the litle vindow 1624 Aberd. B. Rec. II 394.
To repair the wyndowes of the college librarie and to give thame plett irne stensheounes [Marischal Coll. Rec. I 198, stenshounes] for the greater securitie 1637 Banff Ann. I 77.
Thow brak … ane stenseoune of his buithe window 1653 Soc. Ant. XXIII 304.
Stenshons 1655 Aberd. Council Lett. III 251.
Stencheons 1663 Alyth Par. Ch. 102.
Stenchions(c) 1630 Bamff Chart. 224.
Four stainchouns of yrone, pryce theroff an merkc. 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV 106.
Aucht stane … of stanescheoun gade irne price of the stane xvj s. 1683–90 Soc. Ant. LIV 242.
To William Watson in Dundee for stenchion iron