The definition of stance is the position taken on an issue, the beliefs held about something, or the way a person stands or holds themselves.
(noun)See stance in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: OFr estance < VL *stantia < L stans (gen. stantis), prp. of stare, to stand
See stance in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French, position
Origin: , from Italian stanza
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *stantia
Origin: , from Latin stāns, stant-
Origin: , present participle of stāre, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots
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