standish

¹

[ stan-dish ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a stand for ink, pens, and other writing materials.

Standish

²

[ stan-dish ]

noun

1. Burt L., pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
2. Myles or Miles [mahylz], c1584–1656, American settler, born in England: military leader in Plymouth Colony.

standish

¹

/ ˈstændɪʃ /

noun

1. a stand, usually of metal, for pens, ink bottles, etc

Standish

²

/ ˈstændɪʃ /

noun

1. StandishMyles?15841656MEnglishMILITARY: military leader Myles (or Miles ). ?1584–1656, English military leader of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, New England

Word History and Origins

Origin of standish¹

1425–75; late Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps stand + dish

Word History and Origins

Origin of standish¹

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Daniel Rogerson from Standish, in Wigan spent a day at Avanti West Coast's training centre to test drive his favourite Pendolino-type trains.

From BBC

“There’s definitely an integral history between Bike and the gay community,” said the team’s president, Jonathan Standish, who’s also a player.

From Seattle Times

Essentially, these English settlers “were practicing a Christian Separatist Thanksgiving to express their gratitude for surviving in our homelands” and it was a meal packed with polarizing political leaders, including Captain Myles Standish — the military adviser for Plymouth Colony who had already murdered Indigenous peoples in the area — and Massasoit Ousamequin, the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy whom, as Lopes explained, is a contentious figure among many Indigenous people who think he “should not have assisted this fledgling group of religious extremists.”

From Salon

“There was a brief moment in the pandemic, while stores were shuttered and online commerce was soaring, when retailers started to wonder what kind of role the physical store still had to play,” Jill Standish, global retail lead at consulting firm Accenture, wrote in a Forbes column in April.

From Los Angeles Times

“A physical presence gives customers a sense of security and reassurance that they’re dealing with a reputable company,” Standish said.

From Los Angeles Times