Main Entry: ¹stew·ard

Pronunciation: \ˈstü-ərd, ˈstyü-; ˈst(y)u̇rd\

Function: 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 servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)
2 : shop steward
3 : a fiscal agent
4 a : an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers b : one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution
5 : one who actively directs affairs : manager