Stance /(stăns)/

Stance

n.
  1. A stanza. [Obs.]
  2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.]
  3. The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke or at bat. (Golf, Baseball)
  4. the mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts in respect to something.