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Webster 1913 Edition


Stewartry

Stew′art-ry

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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.
An overseer or superintendent.
The stewartry of provisions.

Definition 2024


stewartry

stewartry

English

Noun

stewartry (plural stewartries)

  1. An overseer or superintendent.
    The stewartry of provisions. Tooke.
  2. The role or office of a steward; stewardship.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Byron to this entry?)
  3. (Scotland) The jurisdiction of a steward, or the lands under such jurisdiction.