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under-steward

noun

Etymology

From Middle English understuard, understeward; equivalent to under- + steward.

  1. inherited from understuard

Definitions

  1. A deputy or an assistant to a steward.

    • Ed. 6. Bract. No. case. 84. pli. 387. the under-steward in Court, without authority of the L. or of the high-steward, may demise Copy-hold, & it is a good grant, for it is in full Court; but contrary it is if it bee out of Court.
    • A new acting under-steward arrives on a pleasure cruiser to be trained by an experienced steward.

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