STILBOUN. In his exemplum on gambling, the Pardoner tells the story of the Spartan Stilboun, who went to Corinth and found the leaders playing dice and checkers, "at hazard," PardT 599-628. In his Sententiae Publilius Syrus gives the name as Chilon of Sparta; John of Salisbury tells how Chilo refuses to conclude a treaty with the Corinthians because they all played checkers, Policraticus I.5. [Demetrius]

Stilboun, apparently a Chaucerian variant of Latin Chilon, appears initially, with initial primary stress, PardT 603.