n. One who or that which stands.n. One who or that which remains in a specified place, situation, state, condition, etc.; specifically, a tree left for growth when other trees are felled.n. A supporter; an adherent.n. A sentinel; a picket.n. plural In the early church, the highest class of penitents: a mistranslation of consistentes (συνισ, σ1τάμενοι), properly ‘bystanders.’