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BERJAYABERJAYABERJAYA

steward

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Pronunciation:/ˈstjuːəd/

noun

  • 1 a person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train.
  • 2 a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution.
  • 3 an official appointed to supervise arrangements or keep order at a large public event, for example a race , match, or demonstration.
  • 4  short for shop steward
  • 5 a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate.
  • British , chiefly historical an officer of the royal household, especially an administrator of Crown estates:[in titles] :Chief Steward of the Duchy of Lancaster
  • a person whose responsibility it is to take care of something:farmers pride themselves on being stewards of the countryside

verb

[with object]
  • 1 (of an official) supervise arrangements or keep order at (a large public event):the event was organized and stewarded properly
  • 2 manage or look after (another's property).
BERJAYA

Derivatives

stewardship

noun
BERJAYA

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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