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Synonyms for steward

Grammar : Noun
Spell : stoo-erd, styoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstu ərd, ˈstyu-

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Définition of steward

Origin :
  • Old English stiward, stigweard "house guardian," from stig "hall, pen" + weard "guard." Used after the Conquest as the equivalent of Old French seneschal (q.v.). Meaning "overseer of workmen" is attested from c.1300. The sense of "officer on a ship in charge of provisions and meals" is first recorded mid-15c.; extended to trains 1906. This was the title of a class of high officers of the state in early England and Scotland, hence meaning "one who manages affairs of an estate on behalf of his employer" (late 14c.).
  • The Scottish form is reflected in Stewart, name of the royal house, from Walter (the) Steward, who married (1315) Marjorie de Bruce, daughter of King Robert. The terminal -t is a Scottish form (late 14c.). Stuart is a French spelling, attested from 1429 and adopted by Mary, Queen of Scots.
  • noun manager
  • noun attendant
  • noun custodian
Example sentences :
  • "Ask Ullmer to bring his betting sheet," the Steward said to an assistant.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Bill Swett did not make this voyage with us, the cook acting as steward.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He then ordered the purser's steward to splice the main-brace.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • It was a mulatto, from Martinique, who was Mr. Osgood's steward; and I helped him in.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The steward had gone ashore, and there being no second-mate, I was all alone.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Our steward was a Portuguese negro, of the most vicious and surly temper.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I ordered the steward, accordingly, to pour me out one, and bring it up.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • "But we have heard nothing of him since, sir," said the steward.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I think the whole staff was female, with the exception of the steward or manager.
  • Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
  • I told my steward to be ready, as well as my other man-servant and my mother's footman.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
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