Stance
Stance (stans) , noun
[Old French estance. See Stanza.]
1.
A stanza. [Obsolete] — Chapman
2.
A station; a position; a site. [Scottish] — Sir W. Scott
3.
(Golf, Baseball) The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke or at bat.
4.
the mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts in respect to something.