Defn: Staid; fixed; settled; sober; — now written staid. See Staid.
Bacon. Pope.
STAYEDLY
Stayed"ly, adv.
Defn: Staidly. See Staidly. [R.]
STAYEDNESS
Stayed"ness, n.
1. Staidness. [Archaic] W. Whately.
2. Solidity; weight. [R.] Camden.
STAYER
Stay"er, n.
Defn: One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race.
STAYLACE
Stay"lace`, n.
Defn: A lace for fastening stays.