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stewardship

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.43 sec.
stew·ard  (strd, sty-)
n.
1. One who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs.
2. One who is in charge of the household affairs of a large estate, club, hotel, or resort.
3. A ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements.
4. An attendant on a ship or airplane.
5. An official who supervises or helps to manage an event.
6. A shop steward.
7. A wine steward.
intr. & tr.v. stew·ard·ed, stew·ard·ing, stew·ards
To serve as a steward or as the steward of.

[Middle English, from Old English stigweard, stward : stig, st, hall + weard, keeper; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.]

steward·ship n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stewardship - the position of steward
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Translations
stewardship [ˈstjʊədʃɪp] Nadministración f, gobierno m
stewardship [ˈstjuːərdʃɪp] nintendance f
stewardship
nVerwaltung f; (= rank, duties)Verwalteramt nt
stewardship [ˈstjʊədˌʃɪp] n (frm) (supervision, care) → amministrazione f
stewardship [ˈstjʊədˌʃɪp] n (frm) (supervision, care) → amministrazione f


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With her usual shrewdness, Nellie had surmised the chief difficulty, but it dwindled in real importance because of the fact that Rose so frequently had the feeling that Martin merely had gone on a journey and would come home some day, expecting an exact accounting of her stewardship.
"I trust, Sir Wingrave, that you are satisfied with this account of our stewardship," the solicitor said, as his clerk left the room.
All our consignments have long been made to Rovinghams' the commission- merchants; and although, as a check upon them, and in the stewardship of my father's resources, your judgment and watchfulness have been actively exerted, still those qualities would have influenced my father's fortunes equally, if you had lived in any private dwelling: would they not?
 
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