[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

steward \stew"ard\, v. t.
   to manage as a steward. obs.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

steward \stew"ard\, n. oe. stiward, as. stimacweard,
   stigweard, literally, a sty ward; stigu sty + weard warden,
   guardian, -- his first duty having been probably to attend to
   the domestic animals. root164. see sty pen for swine,
   ward.
   1. a man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to
      manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants,
      collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.
      1913 webster

            worthy to be stewards of rent and land. --chaucer.
      1913 webster

            they came near to the steward of joseph's house.
                                                  --gen. xliii.
                                                  19.
      1913 webster

            as good stewards of the manifold grace of god. --1
                                                  pet. iv. 10.
      1913 webster

   2. a person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a
      ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary
      affairs, etc. in naval vessels, the captain's steward,
      wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers
      steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the
      messes under their charge.
      1913 webster

   3. a fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a
      methodist church.
      1913 webster

   4. in some colleges, an officer who provides food for the
      students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer
      who attends to the accounts of the students.
      1913 webster

   5. in scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to
      exercise jurisdiction over royal lands. --erskine.
      1913 webster

   lord high steward, formerly, the first officer of the
      crown; afterward, an officer occasionally appointed, as
      for a coronation, or upon the trial of a peer. eng.
      1913 webster
see also:
sty ward lord high steward 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

steward
     n 1: someone who manages property or other affairs for someone
          else
     2: the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining
        arrangements
     3: an attendant on an airplane syn: flight attendant
     4: a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in
        negotiating with management syn: shop steward
     5: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals syn: custodian,
         keeper
see also:
flight attendant shop steward custodian keeper 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

196 moby thesaurus words for "steward":
   federal, ganymede, hebe, mc, accountant, aerial photographer,
   agent, air warden, aircrew, aircrewman, airline hostess,
   airline stewardess, amanuensis, attendant, attorney, auditor,
   avigator, baggage agent, bailiff, bakehead, batman, bellboy,
   bellhop, bellman, belly gunner, black gang, boilerman, bombardier,
   bookkeeper, bootblack, boots, bungs, bursar, business agent,
   butler, cabin boy, caddie, care for, caretaker, cashier,
   cashkeeper, castellan, caterer, chamberlain, chandler, chips,
   chore boy, claim agent, clerk, commercial agent, commissariat,
   commissary, commissary steward, commission agent, complement,
   comptroller, conservator, consignee, contend with, controller,
   cope with, copyboy, crew, crew chief, croupier, cupbearer, curator,
   custodian, customer agent, deal with, deckhand, deckie, depositary,
   depository, do with, donor, dupe, emcee, errand boy, errand girl,
   factor, fed, federal agent, financial officer, fireman,
   flight attendant, flight crew, footboy, forest ranger,
   freight agent, functionary, furnisher, game warden, gamekeeper,
   general agent, gofer, governor, guardian, guardian angel,
   gun loader, gunner, hand, handle, hospital steward, hostess,
   house steward, housekeeper, implement, instrument, insurance agent,
   janitor, keeper, land agent, landing signalman, landreeve,
   law agent, librarian, lifeguard, lifesaver, liquidator,
   literary agent, loan agent, machine gunner, mail orderly,
   majordomo, manage, manciple, master of ceremonies, merchant,
   meteorologist, navigator, news agent, next friend, office boy,
   office girl, official, oiler, orderly, page, parliamentary agent,
   passenger agent, patron, paymaster, press agent, prochein ami,
   proctor, procurator, provider, provisioner, puppet,
   purchasing agent, purse bearer, purser, purveyor, quartermaster,
   radio operator, ranger, real estate agent, receiver, retailer,
   roustabout, sales agent, secretary, seneschal, shepherd, snip,
   snips, sparks, special agent, squire, station agent, stewardess,
   stock clerk, stoker, storekeeper, supplier, sutler, tender,
   theatrical agent, ticket agent, tool, torpedoman, trainbearer,
   travel agent, treasurer, treat, trustee, use, usher, victualer,
   vivandier, walking delegate, warden, warder, watch, yeoman

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

steward, il village, fips 72624
  location: 41.84846 n, 89.02058 w
  population 1990: 282 100 housing units
  area: 0.3 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 60553

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

steward, il -- u.s. village in illinois
   population 2000:    271
   housing units 2000: 103
   land area 2000:     0.124263 sq. miles 0.321840 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.124263 sq. miles 0.321840 sq. km
   fips code:            72624
   located within:       illinois il, fips 17
   location:             41.848485 n, 89.020671 w
   zip codes 1990:     60553
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    steward, il
    steward

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