Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - stanza

n. 1 the basic metrical unit in a poem or verse consisting of a recurring group of lines (often four lines and usu. not more than twelve) which may or may not rhyme. 2 a group of four lines in some Greek and Latin metres. Derivatives stanza'd adj. (also stanzaed) (also in comb.). stanzaic adj. Etymology: It., = standing-place, chamber, stanza, ult. f. L stare stand