[stɛnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a splint placed temporarily inside a duct, canal, or blood vessel to aid healing or relieve an obstruction

- a substance used in dentistry for taking impressions of the teeth


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: from the name of Charles T. Stent (1807–85), English dentist. The sense ‘splint’ dates from the 1960s

[stɛnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an assessment of property made for purposes of taxation
(e.g: it was recorded in the stent book)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French estente ‘valuation’, related to Anglo-Norman French extente (see extent)

[stɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- assess and charge (a person or a community) for purposes of taxation
(e.g: stent the Parish of Kildaltan in the ascertained sum)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French estente ‘valuation’, related to Anglo-Norman French extente (see extent)