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Webster 1913 Edition
Stewartry
Stew′art-ry
,Noun.
1.
An overseer or superintendent.
[R.]
“The stewartry of provisions.” Tooke.
2.
The office of a steward; stewardship.
[R.]
Byron.
3.
In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the lands under such jurisdiction.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stewartry
STEWARTRY
,Noun.
The stewartry of provisions.
Definition 2024
stewartry
stewartry
English
Noun
stewartry (plural stewartries)
- An overseer or superintendent.
- The stewartry of provisions. — Tooke.
- The role or office of a steward; stewardship.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Byron to this entry?)
- (Scotland) The jurisdiction of a steward, or the lands under such jurisdiction.