STATARY
Sta"ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. statarius standing fast, fr. stare to stand.]
Defn: Fixed; settled. [Obs.] "The set and statary times of paring of nails and cutting hair." Sir T. Browne.
STATE
State, n. Etym: [OE. stat, OF. estat, F. état, fr. L. status a
standing, position, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand, and cf.
Estate, Status.]
1. The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. State is a term nearly synonymous with "mode," but of a meaning more extensive, and is not exclusively limited to the mutable and contingent. Sir W. Hamilton. Declare the past and present state of things. Dryden. Keep the state of the question in your eye. Boyle.
2. Rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor. Thy honor, state, and seat is due to me. Shak.
3. Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance. She instructed him how he should keep state, and yet with a modest sense of his misfortunes. Bacon. Can this imperious lord forget to reign, Quit all his state, descend, and serve again Pope.
4. Appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp. Where least og state there most of love is shown. Dryden.
5. A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself. [Obs.] His high throne, . . . under state Of richest texture spread. Milton. When he went to court, he used to kick away the state, and sit down by his prince cheek by jowl. Swift.
6. Estate, possession. [Obs.] Daniel. Your state, my lord, again in yours. Massinger.
7. A person of high rank. [Obs.] Latimer.