n.
- a person who looks after the passengers on a ship or aircraft.
- a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, etc.
- an official appointed to supervise arrangements at a large public event.
- short for shop steward.
- a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate.
▸chiefly historical an officer of the British royal household, especially an administrator of Crown estates.
v.
act as a steward of.
Derivative
Etymology
OE stīweard, from stig (prob. in the sense ‘house, hall’) + weard ‘ward’.