Definition of steward
- n. - 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.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a
Methodist church.
- n. - 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.
- n. - In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to
exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
- v. t. - To manage as a steward.