Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stake \Stake\, n. (Mormon Ch.)
   A territorial division; -- called also {stake of Zion}.

         Every city, or ``stake,'' including a chief town and
         surrounding towns, has its president, with two
         counselors; and this president has a high council of
         chosen men.                              --Schaff-Herzog
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