Stam"i*na (?), n. pl. See
Stamen.
Stam"i*na, n. pl. 1.
The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it
strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal
bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which
constitute their strength.
2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength
or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the
stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a
State.
He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole
stamina and resistance of the contest.
De
Quincey.
Stam"i*na (?), n. pl. See
Stamen.
Stam"i*na, n. pl. 1.
The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it
strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal
bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which
constitute their strength.
2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength
or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the
stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a
State.
He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole
stamina and resistance of the contest.
De
Quincey.
