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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Stater \Stat"er\ (st[=a]t"[~e]r), n.
      One who states.
      [1913 Webster]
   
                   
                 

2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Stater \Sta"ter\ (st[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. stater, Gr. stath`r.]
      (Gr. Antiq.)
      The principal gold coin of ancient Greece. It varied much in
      value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about
      [pounds]1 2s., or about $5.35 (in 1890 value). The Attic
      silver tetradrachm was in later times called stater.
      [1913 Webster +PJC]