Stew"ard (?), n. [OE. stiward,
AS. stīweard, stigweard, literally, a sty ward;
stigu sty + weard warden, guardian, -- his first duty
having been probably to attend to the domestic animals. √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.]
Stew"ard, v. t. To manage as a
steward. [Obs.]
Stew"ard (?), n. [OE. stiward,
AS. stīweard, stigweard, literally, a sty ward;
stigu sty + weard warden, guardian, -- his first duty
having been probably to attend to the domestic animals. √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.]
Stew"ard, v. t. To manage as a
steward. [Obs.]
