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 steward3: a fiscal agent4 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 institution5: one who actively directs affairs : manager