Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stance \Stance\, n. (Golf)
   The position of a player's feet, relative to each other and
   to the ball, when he is making a stroke.

Stance \Stance\, n. [OF. estance. See {Stanza}.]
   1. A stanza. [Obs.] --Chapman.

   2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.

Source : WordNet®

stance
     n 1: standing posture
     2: a rationalized mental attitude [syn: {position}, {posture}]