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Standish

stan·dish

US/ˈstændɪʃ/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656)

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Origin

From Middle English standisshe, standys, standyshe, stantif, stantys, staundische, staundys, stauntyff, stauntys, stonndis, stontis, possibly equivalent to stand (noun or verb) + -ish (forms with -f may be substantival uses of Middle English stantif (“standing”)).

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