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English-Russian big medical dictionary. 2005.
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steward — [sto͞o′ərd, styo͞o′ərd] n. [ME stiward < OE stiweard < stig, enclosure, hall, STY1 + weard, keeper, WARD] 1. a person put in charge of the affairs of a large household or estate, whose duties include supervision of the kitchen and the… … English World dictionary
steward — O.E. stiward, stigweard house guardian, from stig hall, pen + weard guard. Used after the Conquest as the equivalent of O.Fr. seneschal (q.v.). Meaning overseer of workmen is attested from c.1300. The sense of officer on a ship in charge of… … Etymology dictionary
Steward (office) — A steward is an official who is appointed by the legal ruling monarch to represent him or her in a country, and may have a mandate to govern it in his or her name; in the latter case, it roughly corresponds with the position of governor or deputy … Wikipedia
steward — n. & v. 1 a passengers attendant on a ship or aircraft or train. 2 an official appointed to keep order or supervise arrangements at a meeting or show or demonstration etc. 3 = shop steward. 4 a person responsible for supplies of food etc. for a… … Useful english dictionary
Hall of Fame for Great Americans — The Hall of Fame for Great Americans, is the original Hall of Fame in the United States. Fame here means renown (rather than today s more common meaning of celebrity ) [Rubin (1997), p.14.] . Its originator, Chancellor Henry Mitchell MacCracken,… … Wikipedia
steward — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stīweard, from stī, stig hall, sty + weard ward more at sty, ward Date: before 12th century 1. one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (as the supervision of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
steward — stew|ard [ˈstju:əd US ˈstu:ərd] n [: Old English; Origin: stiweard hall guard , from sti ( STY) + weard ( WARD1)] 1.) a man whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship →↑flight attendant 2.) someone who is in charge of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
steward — [OE] A steward is etymologically someone ‘in charge of a sty’. Its Old English ancestor stigweard was a compound formed from stig ‘hall, house’ (a relative, if not the direct ancestor, of English sty ‘dwelling for pigs’) and weard ‘guardian,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
steward — [OE] A steward is etymologically someone ‘in charge of a sty’. Its Old English ancestor stigweard was a compound formed from stig ‘hall, house’ (a relative, if not the direct ancestor, of English sty ‘dwelling for pigs’) and weard ‘guardian,… … Word origins
steward — stewardship, n. /stooh euhrd, styooh /, n. 1. a person who manages another s property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others. 2. a person who has charge of the household of another, buying or… … Universalium
steward — noun 1》 a person who looks after the passengers on a ship or aircraft. 2》 a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, etc. 3》 an official appointed to supervise arrangements at a large public event. 4》 short for shop steward. 5》 … English new terms dictionary
