steward

Definitions


[ˈstjuːəd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person employed to look after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train

- a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution

- an official appointed to supervise arrangements or keep order at a large public event, for example a race, match, or demonstration


- a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English stīweard, from stig (probably in the sense ‘house, hall’) + weard ‘ward’. The verb dates from the early 17th century


[ˈstjuːəd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an official) supervise arrangements or keep order at (a large public event)
(e.g: the event was organized and stewarded properly)

- manage or look after (another's property)
(e.g: security is found in reparticipating in community and stewarding nature)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English stīweard, from stig (probably in the sense ‘house, hall’) + weard ‘ward’. The verb dates from the early 17th century




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