steward

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
stew‧ard
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstjuː.əd/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stīweard, stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from stiġ (“a wooden enclosure; house, hall”) + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”), equivalent to sty + ward. Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.

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