Standard Definition
Origin of Standard
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From Middle English, from the Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag"), from Old Frankish *standhard (literally “stand firm, stand hard"), equivalent to stand +"Ž -ard. Alternate etymology derives the second element from Old Frankish *ord (“point, spot, place") (compare Old English ord (“point, source, vanguard"), German Standort (“location, place, site, position, base", literally “standing-point")). More at stand, hard, ord.From Old French estendre (“to stretch out"), from Latin extendere, More at extend.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English flag, banner, standard measure (perhaps from the use of flags as points of reference in battle) from Old French estandard flag marking a rallying place from Frankish standhard probably originally meaning standing firmly, steadfast standan to stand stā- in Indo-European roots hard firm, hard kar- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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