Meaning

noun (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

noun one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

noun a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

originVarious origins: * Borrowed from North German Stave, an occupational surname for a judge or church official, from Middle Low German Staf (“staff”). * Borrowed from Norwegian Stave, a habitational surname from five farmsteads in the country. * Americanized form of Polish Staw, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0