4. A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.
5. A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry; confusion; as, to be in a stew. [Colloq.]
Steward
(Stew"ard) n. [OE. stiward, AS. stiweard, stigweard, literally, a sty ward; stigu sty + weard
warden, guardian, — his first duty having been probably to attend to the domestic animals. &radic164.
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.]
Steward
(Stew"ard), v. t. To manage as a steward. [Obs.]
Stewardess
(Stew"ard*ess), n. A female steward; specifically, a woman employed in passenger vessels
to attend to the wants of female passengers.
Stewardly
(Stew"ard*ly), adv. In a manner, or with the care, of a steward. [R.]
To be stewardly dispensed, not wastefully spent.
Tooker. Stewardship
(Stew"ard*ship), n. The office of a steward. Shak.
Stewartry
(Stew"art*ry) n.
1. An overseer or superintendent. [R.] "The stewartry of provisions." Tooke.
2. The office of a steward; stewardship. [R.] Byron.
3. In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the lands under such jurisdiction.
Stewish
(Stew"ish), a. Suiting a stew, or brothel. Bp. Hall.
Stewpan
(Stew"pan`) n. A pan used for stewing.
Stewpot
(Stew"pot`) n. A pot used for stewing.
Stey
(Stey) n. See Stee.
