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steward

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Steward  \Stew"ard\,  n.  [OE.  stiward,  AS  st[=i]weard,  stigweard 
  literally,  a  sty  ward;  stigu  sty  +  weard  warden,  guardian,  -- 
  his  first  duty  having  been  probably  to  attend  to  the  domestic 
  animals.  [root]164.  See  {Sty}  pen  for  swine,  {Ward}.] 
  1.  A  man  employed  in  a  large  family,  or  on  a  large  estate,  to 
  manage  the  domestic  concerns,  supervise  other  servants, 
  collect  the  rents  or  income,  keep  accounts,  and  the  like 
 
  Worthy  to  be  stewards  of  rent  and  land.  --Chaucer. 
 
  They  came  near  to  the  steward  of  Joseph's  house. 
  --Gen.  xliii. 
  19. 
 
  As  good  stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God.  --1 
  Pet.  iv  10. 
 
  2.  A  person  employed  in  a  hotel,  or  a  club,  or  on  board  a 
  ship,  to  provide  for  the  table,  superintend  the  culinary 
  affairs,  etc  In  naval  vessels,  the  captain's  steward, 
  wardroom  steward,  steerage  steward,  warrant  officers 
  steward,  etc.,  are  petty  officers  who  provide  for  the 
  messes  under  their  charge. 
 
  3.  A  fiscal  agent  of  certain  bodies;  as  a  steward  in  a 
  Methodist  church. 
 
  4.  In  some  colleges,  an  officer  who  provides  food  for  the 
  students  and  superintends  the  kitchen;  also  an  officer 
  who  attends  to  the  accounts  of  the  students. 
 
  5.  In  Scotland,  a  magistrate  appointed  by  the  crown  to 
  exercise  jurisdiction  over  royal  lands.  --Erskine. 
 
  {Lord  high  steward},  formerly,  the  first  officer  of  the 
  crown;  afterward,  an  officer  occasionally  appointed,  as 
  for  a  coronation,  or  upon  the  trial  of  a  peer.  [Eng.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Steward  \Stew"ard\,  v.  t. 
  To  manage  as  a  steward.  [Obs.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  steward 
  n  1:  someone  who  manages  property  or  other  affairs  for  someone 
  else 
  2:  the  ship's  officer  who  is  in  charge  of  provisions  and  dining 
  arrangements 
  3:  an  attendant  on  an  airplane  [syn:  {flight  attendant}] 
  4:  a  union  member  who  is  elected  to  represent  fellow  workers  in 
  negotiating  with  management  [syn:  {shop  steward}] 
  5:  one  having  charge  of  buildings  or  grounds  or  animals  [syn:  {custodian}, 
  {keeper}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Steward,  IL  (village,  FIPS  72624) 
  Location:  41.84846  N,  89.02058  W 
  Population  (1990):  282  (100  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.3  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  60553




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