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).

Derivatives
stewardship
noun

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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